Animal Biotechnology:

Science Based Concerns

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Publication Year:2002

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Committee on Defining Science-Based Concerns Associated with Products of Animal Biotechnology, Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology, Health, and the Environment, National Research Council
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The report identifies potential risks associated with advances in animal biotechnology, including the possibility that genetically engineered fish, shellfish or insects might escape and introduce engineered genes into wild populations. The report says there is no evidence that products ...
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"...this committee report contains carefully measured language and conclusions but is not devoid of disturbing findings. ... [an] important report. ... Summing up: Recommended."
-- CHOICE, August 2003

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Front Matter	i-xviii
Executive Summary	1-14	(skim)
1. Introduction	15-33	(skim)
2. Applications of Biotechnology Techniques	34-50	(skim)
3. Animals Engineered for Human Health Purposes	51-60	(skim)
4. Food Safety Concerns	61-72	(skim)
5. Environmental Concerns	73-92	(skim)
6. Animal Health and Welfare	93-107	(skim)
7. Concerns Related to Scientific Uncertainty, Policy Context, Institutional Capacity, and Social Implications	108-121	(skim)
References	122-148	(skim)
Glossary	149-157	(skim)
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda	158-160	(skim)
Appendix B: Regulatory Framework for Animal Biotechnology	161-165	(skim)
About the Authors	166-168	(skim)
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications	169-171	(skim)
Index	172-182	(skim)

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The report identifies potential risks associated with advances in animal biotechnology, including the possibility that genetically engineered fish, shellfish or insects might escape and introduce engineered genes into wild populations. The report says there is no evidence that products from cloned livestock are unsafe to eat, but assessing the safety of food from cloned animals is difficult given a lack of data.

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"...this committee report contains carefully measured language and conclusions but is not devoid of disturbing findings. ... [an] important report. ... Summing up: Recommended."
-- CHOICE, August 2003

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