Genetically engineered crops : Interim policies, uncertain legislation Autor Taylor I.E.P. Fecha 2007 Fuente IUCN (ID: MON-080360) Editor | Lugar de publicación Food Products Press | New York, NY, USA ISBN 9781560229896 Páginas 393 p. Tipo de documento Monografía/libro Idioma Inglés Campo de aplicación Internacional País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América, Unión Europea, Canadá, Brasil Materia Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Responsabilidad/indemnización Biodiversidad Cultivos/praderas Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Biotecnología Gobernanza Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Principio de cautela OGM Participación pública Área geográphica Africa Resumen Contents: The birth of synthetic biology and the genetic mode of production -- Controversy around terminology and novelty: engineered, modified, and biotechnology transgenics -- Transgenic crops, agrobiodiversity, and agroecosystem function -- Ecological risk assessment of GE crops: getting the science fundamentals right -- Coping with ignorance: the human health implications of genetically engineered foods -- Tackling the technology divide: a research agenda for crop biotechnology -- Next challenges for crop genetic engineering -- A precautionary framework for biotechnology -- The precautionary principle and biotechnology: guiding a public interest research agenda -- Trade, science, and Canada’s regulatory framework for determining the environmental safety of GE crops -- Principles driving U.S. governance of ag-biotech -- Biotechnology governance in the European Union -- Regulatory regimes for genetically engineered crops in Africa -- GEO research and agribusiness in Brazil: impact of the regulatory framework -- Toward a liability and compensation regime under the biosafety protocol -- Public spheres pushing for change: public participation in the governance of GE crops -- Risky delusions.