viernes, septiembre 14, 2007

News from GenØk – Center for Biosafety , Norway (new book/new name)


In August we published our book on Biosafety:



Biosafety first. Holistic Approaches to Risk and Uncertainty in Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms


by Terje Traavik and Lim Li Ching (eds.)



The challenges for risk identification, assessment and management posed by genetic engineering and genetically modified organisms are some of the most demanding issues facing many countries and societies today. The evolving field of biosafety has developed in response to these challenges.

Biosafety First is a stimulating collection of the latest thinking concerning biosafety science. It is a unique work as its approach to biosafety is holistic, encompassing not only the scientific, but also the socio-economic, cultural, policy and regulatory spheres. It does not claim to give all the answers, but acknowledges the issues and points to the uncertainties and knowledge gaps that still need to be addressed. Drawing on the new scientific field of ‘gene ecology’, and advocating a precautionary approach, this book provides a foundation on which countries can start to openly and responsibly appraise these new technologies and their products.


CONTENTS


PART ONE


Chapter 1
LIFE ON EARTH
Terje Traavik and Thomas Bøhn

Chapter 2
INTRODUCTION TO SOME BASIC FEATURES OF GENETIC INFORMATION: FROM DNA TO PROTEINS
David Quist, Kaare M. Nielsen and Terje Traavik

Chapter 3
THE COMPLEX AND INTERACTIVE PATHWAY FROM (TRANS) GENES TO PROTEINS
David Quist, Kaare M. Nielsen and Terje Traavik

Chapter 4
GENETIC ENGINEERING OF LIVING CELLS AND ORGANISMS
Terje Traavik, Kaare M. Nielsen and David Quist

Chapter 5
BASICS ON THE FIFTH NUCLEOTIDE IN DNA, 5-METHYLDEOXYCYTIDINE: A REGULATORY GENETIC SIGNAL
Walter Doerfler

Chapter 6
UNDERSTANDING THE UNCERTAINTIES ARISING FROM TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS: THE CASE OF GMOS
Kaare M. Nielsen and Anne Ingeborg Myhr

Chapter 7
GE APPLICATIONS AND GMO RELEASE: THE ETHICAL CHALLENGES
Anne Ingeborg Myhr and Terje Traavik


PART TWO


Chapter 8
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CELLS AND ORGANISMS: SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT OR DIFFERENT?
Terje Traavik, Kaare M. Nielsen, and David Quist

Chapter 9
GENETIC ENGINEERING AND OMITTED HEALTH RESEARCH: STILL NO ANSWERS TO AGEING QUESTIONS
Terje Traavik and Jack Heinemann

Chapter 10
BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
Gábor L. Lövei, Thomas Bøhn and Angelika Hilbeck

Chapter 11
INVASION OF EXOTIC SPECIES: LESSONS FOR GMOS?
Thomas Bøhn

Chapter 12
VERTICAL (TRANS)GENE FLOW: IMPLICATIONS FOR CROP DIVERSITY AND WILD RELATIVES
David Quist

Chapter 13
UNINTENDED HORIZONTAL TRANSFER OF RECOMBINANT DNA
Kaare M. Nielsen and Daniele Daffonchio

Chapter 14
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF FOODS DERIVED FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) PLANTS – WHAT ARE THE ISSUES?
Arpad Pusztai and Susan Bardocz

Chapter 15
DNA VACCINES: MECHANISMS AND ASPECTS OF RELEVANCE FOR BIOSAFETY
Anne Ingeborg Myhr and Roy A. Dalmo

Chapter 16
MODELS OF SCIENCE AND POLICY
Silvio Funtowicz and Roger Strand

Chapter 17
THE ROLE OF PRECAUTIONARY MOTIVATED SCIENCE IN ADDRESSING SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTIES RELATED TO GMOS
Anne Ingeborg Myhr

Chapter 18
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND MODERN SCIENCE AS WAYS OF KNOWING AND LIVING NATURE: THE CONTEXTS AND LIMITS OF BIOSAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT
Brian Wynne

Chapter 19
GENETIC ENGINEERING, BIOSAFETY AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz

Chapter 20
POTENTIAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND ETHICAL IMPACTS OF GMOS: PROSPECTS FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Elenita C. Daño

Chapter 21
PUTTING FARMERS FIRST IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES
Hira Jhamtani


PART THREE


Chapter 22
A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE REGULATION OF GMOS AND GENE TECHNOLOGY
Jan Husby

Chapter 23
DEFINITIONS OF GMO/LMO AND MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Jan Husby

Chapter 24
SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN REGULATIONS
Jan Husby

Chapter 25
THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY: HISTORY, CONTENT AND IMPLEMENTATION FROM A DEVELOPING COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE
Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher

Chapter 26
CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
Lim Li Lin

Chapter 27
THE WTO AGREEMENTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIOSAFETY
Chee Yoke Ling and Lim Li Ching

Chapter 28
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SETTING ON BIOSAFETY: AN INTRODUCTION TO SOME OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND FORUMS
Lim Li Ching

Chapter 29
THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE IN GMO REGULATIONS
Anne Ingeborg Myhr

Chapter 30
THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE AND THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY: DEVELOPMENT OFA CONCEPT
Hartmut Meyer

Chapter 31
LIABILITY AND REDRESS FOR DAMAGE ARISING FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS: LAW AND POLICY OPTIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Gurdial Singh Nijar

Chapter 32
POST-COMMERCIALIZATION TESTING AND MONITORING (OR POST-RELEASE MONITORING) FOR THE EFFECTS OF TRANSGENIC PLANTS
Susan Bardocz and Arpad Pusztai

Chapter 33
MONITORING GMOS RELEASED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEM
John Fagan

Chapter 34
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN BIOSAFETY ISSUES
Lim Li Ching

Chapter 35
BIOSAFETY FORECAST SERVICE: THE PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH IN PRACTICAL BIOSAFETY
Camilo Rodriguez-Beltran, Billie Moore, Marina Cretenet, Jack A. Heinemann, Joanna Goven and Paul Roughan


Tapir Academic Press
Pages: 612
ISBN: 9788251921138
Price: NOK 595,- (approx. USD 105) + postage

The book can be purchased by contacting us directly (Katrine.jaklin@genok.org) or through the publisher’s webshop http://butikk.tapirforlag.no/?q=en/node/1051


-- New name --

In August the Norwegian Minister of Environment officially opened GenØk as Center for Biosafety , Norway (CFB). The establishment of a national center for biosafety signifies the Norwegian authorities’ support of independent research on Biosafety and the effects on health and environment. GenØk will within a few months formally change its name to Center for Biosafety , Norway .



Also have a look at www.genok.org for our latest news and publications.