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Release of Transgenic Plants: Regulations and Developments

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Gene Transfer to Plants

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Genes can be transferred by genetic engineering between naturally not crossing organisms and redesigned towards altered tissue specificities, new expression levels, and modified metabolic pathways. As the genetic code is universally used this may be regarded as a continuation of the evolutionary process. There is a general consensus within the scientific community that possible risks posed by modern biotechnology are essentially the same in nature as those posed by conventional biotechnological methods which have been used for centuries to produce safe products.

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Landsmann, J. (1995). Release of Transgenic Plants: Regulations and Developments. In: Potrykus, I., Spangenberg, G. (eds) Gene Transfer to Plants. Springer Lab Manual. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79247-2_32

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