Horizontal Gene Transfer

The Hidden Hazards of Genetic Engineering

by Mae Wan-Ho

This is part of a series of papers on biotechnology and biosafety that the Third World Network is publishing with a view to deepening public understanding on the ecological and safety aspects of the new biotechnologies, especially genetic engineering.

Contents

Chapter 1  Transgenic pollen and baby bees

Chapter 2  Horizontal gene transfer may spread transgenes to the entire biosphere

Chapter 3  Genetic engineering is unregulated horizontal gene transfer
Artificial vectors enhance horizontal gene transfer

Chapter 4  What are the hazards of horizontal gene transfer?
Potential hazards of horizontal gene transfer from genetic engineering

Chapter 5  Transgenic DNA may be more likely to transfer horizontally than non-transgenic DNA
Transgenic DNA mat be much more likely to spread horizontally

Chapter 6 Additional hazards from viral promoters

Chapter 7 Evidence for horizontal transfer of transgenic DNA

Conclusion

Size: 14.5 x 21 cm
No. of  pages:  26
ISBN No:  983-9747-51-7

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