Transgenic Organisms

Prologue. - Inactivation of gene expression in transgenic plants. - The impact of transposable elements on genome evolution in animals and plants. - Evolutionary changes of the structure of mobile genetic elements in Drosophila. - Mechanisms and consequences of horizontal gene transfer in natural bacterial populations. - Evolutionary genetic considerations on the goals and risks in releasing transgenic crops. - Transmission of insect transposons into baculovirus genomes: An unusual host-pathogen interaction. - Influence of transgenes on coevolutionary processes. - The two strategies of biological containment of genetically engineered bacteria. - Monitoring genetically modified organisms and their recombinant DNA in soil environments. - Recent advances in ecological biosafety research on the risks of transgenic plants: A trans-continental perspective. - Modern versus classical plant breeding methods efficient synergism or competitive antagonism? . - Genetically modified food and its safety assessment. - Genetic intervention in human beings. - History of and progress in risk assessment. - Transgenic organisms and evolution: Ethical implications. - Genetic engineering and the press Public opinion versus published opinion. - Epilogue.