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Online-Ressource (Approx. 285 p, digital)
ISBN:
9789086867257
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According to Greek mythology Pandora was sent down to earth upon the orders of Zeus. She was given a mysterious box which she was not allowed to open. However, Pandora was very curious and when she arrived on earth she couldn?t help taking a peek inside the box. She saw that it was filled with gifts and calamities and to her astonishment they all escaped and spread throughout humanity, with all the dire consequences thereof. Only hope was left at the bottom. Figuratively speaking, Pandora's box today represents a source of much suffering. Is modern biotechnology just such a Pandora's box, as the anti-biotechnology lobby would have us believe? Or can we selectively release the gifts and turn this new Pandora's box into a Panacea?Modern biotechnology makes use of the recombinant DNA technology to genetically modify microorganisms, plants and animals in order to make them more suitable for all kinds of applications, such as cultivating food crops, baking bread, making wine, antibiotics and hormones, xenotransplantation, and gene- and stem cell therapy. The book also particularly addresses the controversial aspects of these applications
Content:
According to Greek mythology Pandora was sent down to earth upon the orders of Zeus. She was given a mysterious box which she was not allowed to open. However, Pandora was very curious and when she arrived on earth she couldn't help taking a peek inside the box. She saw that it was filled with gifts and calamities and to her astonishment they all escaped and spread throughout humanity, with all the dire consequences thereof. Only hope was left at the bottom. Figuratively speaking, Pandora's box today represents a source of much suffering. Is modern biotechnology just such a Pandora's box, as t
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Includes index
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CONTENTS; PREFACE; MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY: PANACEA OR NEW PANDORA'S BOX?; 1. Modern Biotechnology: a blessing of a curse?; 1.1. What is (modern) biotechnology?; 1.2. Bioethics; textbox 1.1. Structure and function of genetic material.; 1.3. Bioterrorism; 1.4. Recombinant DNA technology; textbox 1.2. A "triple lock" on the door!; 1.5. Biotechnology debate; 1.6. Sources; 2. Modern Biotechnology: Food for discussion!; 2.1. The history in a nutshell; Textbox 2.1. The recombinant DNA technology.; Textbox 2.2. Herman, the transgenic bull.; 2.2. Supporters and opponents
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Textbox 2.3. The transgenic tomato "Flavr Savr".2.3. Why transgenic plants?; 2.4. Why transgenic animals?; Textbox 2.4. Dolly the clone.; 2.5. Gene and stem cell therapy; 2.6. EU Legislation; 2.7. Conclusion; 2.8. Sources; 3. Genetically modified crops and the European Union; 3.1. Introduction; Textbox 3.1. Vatican: GM not against God's will.; 3.2. Seven focal points to accept GM crops within the EU; Textbox 3.2. The 20-year environmental safety record of GM trees.; Textbox 3.3. Modern biotechnology: scientific victim?; Textbox 3.4. The precautionary principle.
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Textbox 3.5. Statistics as a framework for decision making.3.3. Conclusions; 3.4. Sources; OUR DAILY FOOD AND DRINK; 4. Cheese: Biotechnology through the ages; 4.1. Old cheese; 4.2. Traditional curdling; Textbox 4.1. Cheese alliance.; 4.3. Modern curdling; Textbox 4.2. The PluGbug technology.; 4.4. Cheese ripening: now and in the future; Textbox 4.3. Ripening agents.; Textbox 4.4. The NICE system.; 4.5. The final question; Textbox 4.5. Acceptability of genetically modified cheese.; 4.6. Sources; 5. Biotechnology in the bakery: on the rise!; 5.1. Our daily bread; Textbox 5.1. Sourdough.
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5.2. Baker's yeast5.3. Dough; Textbox 5.2. Baker's yeast.; 5.4. Bread improvers; 5.5. Enzymes; Textbox 5.3. Acrylamide reduction.; 5.6. Recombinant enzymes; Textbox 5.4. Bread enzymes are also good for the environment.; 5.7. Transgenic crops; Textbox 5.5. AMFEP's policy declaration on modern biotechnology.; 5.8. Legislation; 5.9. In conclusion; 5.10. Sources; 6. Wine: one of the oldest biotechnological products; 6.1. What is wine?; 6.2. The first wine; Textbox 6.1. The amphora and traditional Greek wine: retsina.; 6.3. Alcohol as a stimulant; 6.4. The scientific discoverer: Louis Pasteur
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6.5. How is wine made?6.6. Enzymes are the solution!; 6.7. Champagne with a flick of the wrist; 6.8. Manipulation of wine yeast; Textbox 6.2. GM yeasts: the next battleground?; 6.9. Manipulation of the grapes; Textbox 6.3. GM Grapes Raise Hopes for Midwest Wine Industry.38; 6.10. Winemakers raise their glasses to biotechnology; 6.11. In conclusion; 6.12. Sources; 7. Meat form the biotech vat; 7.1. Scope; 7.2. Animal feed; 7.3. Growth hormones; Textbox 7.1. Recombinant gelatin.; 7.4. Meat processing; 7.5. Cloned meat; 7.6. New developments; 7.7. Biotechnological meat substitutes
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Textbox 7.2. 'Happy Birthday'.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789086867257
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Modern biotechnology : Panacea or new Pandora's box? Leiden : Brill | Wageningen Academic, 2011 ISBN 9789086861699
Language:
English
Subjects:
Biology
Keywords:
Biotechnologie
DOI:
10.3920/978-90-8686-725-7
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