Bioethics and Biosafety in Biotechnology

V. Sree Krishna, “Bioethics and Biosafety in Biotechnology”

New Age International | 2007 | ISBN: 8122422489 | 148 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

Biotechnology and allied fields like Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Microbiology are

promising research-oriented and fast-growing interdisciplinary fields. These subjects find

application in every sphere of life and have tremendous career opportunities available presently

and in future.

In such demand-oriented fields, lot of research works at molecular level changes, like

gene-transfer, stem-cell research, chemicals application, microbial involvement in environmental

upgradation including organic shift is being aimed at fertilizers, raw materials and

ultimately in human beings–food-related issues. Under these circumstances due to growing

concerns arising from Genetically-Modified Organisms throughout the world the UNIDO/WHO/

FAO/UNEP has built up an informal working group on Bioethics and Biosafety. In 1991, this

group preferred the “voluntary code of conduct for the release of organisms into the environment”.

Such operative Biosafety guidelines and Bioethic regulations are incorporated in this

book in accordance with the syllabus of M.Sc. (Biotechnology), B.E. (Biotechnology) and B.Tech.

(Biotechnology).

I thank Mr. Saumya Gupta, M.D., M/s. New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers and the

Production Editor for their kind cooperation. My sincere thanks to Mr. Sudharshan, S. P. and

Mr. Srinath, Manager, M/s New Age International (P) Ltd., Bangalore Branch.

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