BACILLUS-THURINGIENSIS - ECOLOGY, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NATURAL GENETIC-MODIFICATION, AND REGULATION

被引:4
作者
MORRISCOOLE, C
机构
[1] Birkbeck College, Biology Department, University of London, London, WC1E 7HX, Malet Street
关键词
BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONTAINED USE REGULATION; MICROORGANISMS; NATURAL GENETIC MODIFICATION;
D O I
10.1007/BF00286354
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Legislation and regulation in respect of genetically modified microorganisms must be based on risk-assessment principles rather than on the current European concept of pathogenicity, which is a measure of hazard. Natural genetic modification has commercial attractions where the processes can be exempted from regulation. Bacillus thuringiensis is used to illustrate this in the context of the European Directives and UK regulation.
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