Animal biotechnology : science-based concerns

Author(s)

• National Research Council (...U.S....). Committee on Defining Science-based Concerns Associated with Products of Animal Biotechnology

Bibliographic Information

Animal biotechnology : science-based concerns

Committee on Defining Science-based Concerns Associated with Products of Animal Biotechnology, Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology, Health, and the Environment, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies

National Academies Press, c2002

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Genetic-based animal biotechnology has produced new food and pharmaceutical products and promises many more advances to benefit humankind. These exciting prospects are accompanied by considerable unease, however, about matters such as safety and ethics. This book identifies science-based and policy-related concerns about animal biotechnologya "key issues that must be resolved before the new breakthroughs can reach their potential. The book includes a short history of the field and provides understandable definitions of terms like cloning. Looking at technologies on the near horizon, the authors discuss what we know and what we fear about their effectsa "the inadvertent release of dangerous microorganisms, the safety of products derived from biotechnology, the impact of genetically engineered animals on their environment. In addition to these concerns, the book explores animal welfare concerns, and our societal and institutional capacity to manage and regulate the technology and its products. This accessible volume will be important to everyone interested in the implications of the use of animal biotechnology.

Table of Contents

• 1 Front Matter
• 2 Executive Summary
• 3 1. Introduction
• 4 2. Applications of Biotechnology Techniques
• 5 3. Animals Engineered for Human Health Purposes
• 6 4. Food Safety Concerns
• 7 5. Environmental Concerns
• 8 6. Animal Health and Welfare
• 9 7. Concerns Related to Scientific Uncertainty, Policy Context, Institutional Capacity, and Social Implications
• 10 References
• 11 Glossary
• 12 Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
• 13 Appendix B: Regulatory Framework for Animal Biotechnology
• 14 About the Authors
• 15 Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications
• 16 Index

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Details

• NCID: BA61116024
• ISBN:
  • 0309084393
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 181 p
• Size: 23 cm.
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 660.65
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Animal biotechnology