New book on biosafety (16/9/2007) | |
Looks good. --- New Book Released on Biosafety In August we published our book on Biosafety: Biosafety first. Holistic Approaches to Risk and Uncertainty in Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms The challenges for risk identification, assessment and management posed by genetic engineering and genetically modified organisms are some of the most demanding issues facing many countries and societies today. The evolving field of biosafety has developed in response to these challenges. Biosafety First is a stimulating collection of the latest thinking concerning biosafety science. It is a unique work as its approach to biosafety is holistic, encompassing not only the scientific, but also the socio-economic, cultural, policy and regulatory spheres. It does not claim to give all the answers, but acknowledges the issues and points to the uncertainties and knowledge gaps that still need to be addressed. Drawing on the new scientific field of 'gene ecology', and advocating a precautionary approach, this book provides a foundation on which countries can start to openly and responsibly appraise these new technologies and their products. CONTENTS PART ONE Chapter 1 LIFE ON EARTH Terje Traavik and Thomas Bohn Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION TO SOME BASIC FEATURES OF GENETIC INFORMATION: FROM DNA TO PROTEINS David Quist, Kaare M. Nielsen and Terje Traavik Chapter 3 THE COMPLEX AND INTERACTIVE PATHWAY FROM (TRANS)GENES TO PROTEINS David Quist, Kaare M. Nielsen and Terje Traavik Chapter 4 GENETIC ENGINEERING OF LIVING CELLS AND ORGANISMS Terje Traavik, Kaare M. Nielsen and David Quist Chapter 5 BASICS ON THE FIFTH NUCLEOTIDE IN DNA, 5-METHYLDEOXYCYTIDINE: A REGULATORY GENETIC SIGNAL Walter Doerfler Chapter 6 UNDERSTANDING THE UNCERTAINTIES ARISING FROM TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS: THE CASE OF GMOS Kaare M. Nielsen and Anne Ingeborg Myhr Chapter 7 GE APPLICATIONS AND GMO RELEASE: THE ETHICAL CHALLENGES Anne Ingeborg Myhr and Terje Traavik PART TWO Chapter 8 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CELLS AND ORGANISMS: SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT OR DIFFERENT? Terje Traavik, Kaare M. Nielsen, and David Quist Chapter 9 GENETIC ENGINEERING AND OMITTED HEALTH RESEARCH: STILL NO ANSWERS TO AGEING QUESTIONS Terje Traavik and Jack Heinemann Chapter 10 BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS Gábor L. Lövei, Thomas Bøhn and Angelika Hilbeck Chapter 11 INVASION OF EXOTIC SPECIES: LESSONS FOR GMOS? Thomas Bohn Chapter 12 VERTICAL (TRANS)GENE FLOW: IMPLICATIONS FOR CROP DIVERSITYAND WILD RELATIVES David Quist Chapter 13 UNINTENDED HORIZONTAL TRANSFER OF RECOMBINANT DNA Kaare M. Nielsen and Daniele Daffonchio Chapter 14 POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF FOODS DERIVED FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) PLANTS WHAT ARE THE ISSUES? Arpad Pusztai and Susan Bardocz Chapter 15 DNAVACCINES: MECHANISMS ANDASPECTS OF RELEVANCE FOR BIOSAFETY Anne Ingeborg Myhr and Roy A. Dalmo Chapter 16 MODELS OF SCIENCE AND POLICY Silvio Funtowicz and Roger Strand Chapter 17 THE ROLE OF PRECAUTIONARY MOTIVATED SCIENCE IN ADDRESSING SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTIES RELATED TO GMOS Anne Ingeborg Myhr Chapter 18 INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND MODERN SCIENCE AS WAYS OF KNOWING AND LIVING NATURE: THE CONTEXTS AND LIMITS OF BIOSAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT Brian Wynne Chapter 19 GENETIC ENGINEERING, BIOSAFETY AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Victoria Tauli-Corpuz Chapter 20 POTENTIAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND ETHICAL IMPACTS OF GMOS: PROSPECTS FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT Elenita C. Daño Chapter 21 PUTTING FARMERS FIRST IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES Hira Jhamtani PART THREE Chapter 22 A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE REGULATION OF GMOS AND GENE TECHNOLOGY Jan Husby Chapter 23 DEFINITIONS OF GMO/LMO AND MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY Jan Husby Chapter 24 SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN REGULATIONS Jan Husby Chapter 25 THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY: HISTORY, CONTENT AND IMPLEMENTATION FROM A DEVELOPING COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher Chapter 26 CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY Lim Li Lin Chapter 27 THE WTO AGREEMENTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIOSAFETY Chee Yoke Ling and Lim Li Ching Chapter 28 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SETTING ON BIOSAFETY: AN INTRODUCTION TO SOME OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND FORUMS Lim Li Ching Chapter 29 THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE IN GMO REGULATIONS Anne Ingeborg Myhr Chapter 30 THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE AND THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY: DEVELOPMENT OF A CONCEPT Hartmut Meyer Chapter 31 LIABILITYAND REDRESS FOR DAMAGE ARISING FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS: LAWAND POLICY OPTIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Gurdial Singh Nijar Chapter 32 POST-COMMERCIALIZATION TESTING AND MONITORING (OR POST-RELEASE MONITORING) FOR THE EFFECTS OF TRANSGENIC PLANTS Susan Bardocz and Arpad Pusztai Chapter 33 MONITORING GMOS RELEASED INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAND THE FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEM John Fagan Chapter 34 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN BIOSAFETY ISSUES Lim Li Ching Chapter 35 BIOSAFETY FORECAST SERVICE: THE PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH IN PRACTICAL BIOSAFETY Camilo Rodriguez-Beltran, Billie Moore, Marina Cretenet, Jack A. Heinemann, Joanna Goven and Paul Roughan Tapir Academic Press Pages: 612 ISBN: 9788251921138 Price: NOK 595,- (approx. USD 105) + postage The book can be purchased by contacting us directly ([email protected] ) or through the publishers webshophttp://butikk.tapirforlag.no/?q=en/node/1051 -- New name -- In August the Norwegian Minister of Environment officially opened Genok as Center for Biosafety, Norway (CFB). The establishment of a national center for biosafety signifies the Norwegian authorities support of independent research on Biosafety and the effects on health and environment. Genok will within a few months formally change its name to Center for Biosafety, Norway. Also have a look at www.genok.org for our latest news and publications. |