The GMO handbook : genetically modified animals, microbes, and plants in biotechnology / edited by Sarad R. Parekh.

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2004], ©2004.

ix, 374 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Microbial GMOs -- Genetically modified microorganisms: development and applications / Lei Han -- Producing proteins derived from genetically modified organisms for toxicology and environmental fate assessment of biopesticides / Steven L. Evans -- Genetically modified organisms: biosafety and ethical issues / Douglas J. Stemke -- Mammalian GMOs -- Large-scale exogenous protein production in higher animal cells / William Whitford -- Biosafety, ethics, and regulation of transgenic animals / Raymond Anthony and Paul B. Thompson -- Transgenic aquatic animals / Sarad R. Parekh -- Plant GMOs -- Development of genetically modified agronomic crops / Manju Gupta and Raghav Ram -- Gene silencing in plants: nature's defense / W. Micheal Ainley and Siva P. Kumpatla -- Value creation and capture with transgenic plants / William F. Goure -- Biosafety issues, assesment, and regulation of genetically modified food plants / Yong Gao -- Conclusions and future directions / Sarad R. Parekh.