3. Biosafety in rDNA Research and Production

  1. Prof. Dr. H.-J. Rehm5,
  2. Dr. G. Reed6
  1. Dieter Brauer1,
  2. Michael Bröker2,
  3. Cornelia Kellermann3,
  4. Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker4

Published Online: 11 APR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9783527620975.ch3

Book Title

Biotechnology: Legal, Economic and Ethical Dimensions, Volume 12, Second Edition

Biotechnology: Legal, Economic and Ethical Dimensions, Volume 12, Second Edition

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How to Cite

Brauer, D., Bröker, M., Kellermann, C. and Winnacker, E.-L. (2008) Biosafety in rDNA Research and Production, in Biotechnology: Legal, Economic and Ethical Dimensions, Volume 12, Second Edition (eds H.-J. Rehm and G. Reed), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim, Germany. doi: 10.1002/9783527620975.ch3

Editor Information

  1. 5

    Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 3, D-48149 Münster

  2. 6

    2131 N. Summit Ave., Apartment #304, Milwaukee, WI 53202-1347, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany

  2. 2

    Marburg, Federal Republic of Germany

  3. 3

    Martinsried, Federal Republic of Germany

  4. 4

    Martinsried, Federal Republic of Germany

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 11 APR 2008
  2. Published Print: 23 FEB 1995

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527283224

Online ISBN: 9783527620975

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Keywords:

  • molecular biology;
  • microorganisms;
  • pathogenicity;
  • bacteria;
  • recombinant organisms

Summary

The prelims comprise:

  • Introduction

  • The Development of Molecular Biology

  • Determinants of Pathogenicity

  • Pathogenic Microorganisms

  • General Assessment of Biosafety

  • Species-Specificity of Genes

  • Gene Transfer Mechanisms

  • The Escherichia coli Bacteria

  • Risk Assessment of Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae

  • Biosafety Aspects of Animal Cell Cultures

  • Risks of Genetic Engineering: Facts and Fiction

  • Conclusions

  • References

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