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This updated text explains how advances in mammalian and plant genetics contribute to better therapeutics agents and more wholesome foods. It addresses such topics as new pharmaceutical agents, agribiotechnology, safety evaluation of biotechnology-derived drugs, food safety, nutritional science, and regulatory and environmental aspects of genetically-modified organisms. New to this edition are chapters on biotherapeutics and herbicide-resistant crops. It should be of interest to biotechnology, toxicologists, pharmaceutical scientists, environmental scientists and agriculturists.
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Contains 13 contributions presenting contemporary views on recent advances in mammalian and plant genetics and demonstrating the contributions of such advances. Topics include issues in advanced molecular biology, including antisense therapeutics, the biological features of the cytokines; triplex and ribozyme technology controlling deleterious gene expression; the safety assessment of biotechnology- derived agents; agribiotechnology; and regulatory and environmental considerations. Of possible interest to toxicologists, pharmacologists, regulatory agency professionals, environmental scientists, nutritionists, and agricultural specialists. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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