Ronald Ross Watson, PhD, is Professor of Health Promotion Sciences at the University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Dr. Watson began his research in public health at the Harvard School of Public Health as a Fellow in 1971 doing field work on vaccines in Saudi Arabia. He has done clinical studies in Colombia, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United States which provides a broad international view of public health. He has served in the military reserve hospital for 17 years with extensive training in medical responses to disasters as the chief biochemistry officer of a general hospital, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. He is a distinguished member of several national and international nutrition, immunology, and cancer societies. Dr. Watson's career has involved studying many lifestyle aspects for their uses in health promotion. He has edited over 100 biomedical reference books and 450 papers and chapters. His teaching and research focuses on alcohol, tobacco, and drugs of abuse in heart function and disease in mouse models.
Genetically Modified Organisms in Food focuses on scientific evaluation of published research relating to GMO food products to assert their safety as well as potential health risks. This book is a solid reference for researchers and professionals needing information on the safety of GMO and non-GMO food production, the economic benefits of both GMO and non-GMO foods, and includes in-depth coverage of the surrounding issues of genetic engineering in foods. This is a timely publication written by a team of scientific experts in the field who present research results to help further more evidence based research to educate scientists, academics, government professionals about the safety of the global food supply. - Provides the latest on research and development in the field of GMOs and non-GMO safety issues and possible risk factors incorporating evidence based reviews for a better understanding of these issues- Covers various aspects of GMO production, analysis and identification to better understand GMO development and use- Includes definitions, a brief overview and history of GM foods from a global perspective and concise summaries with recommendations for actions for each chapter
Contributors
Philipp Aerni, Center for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CCRS), University of Zurich, Switzerland
A.I. Al-Turki, Al-Qassim University, Department of Plant Production and Protection, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Joana S. Amaral
REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
ESTiG, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
Latifah Amin, Pusat Citra Universiti, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Alexandre Angers-Loustau, Molecular Biology and Genomics Unit, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, Italy
Şule Arı
Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul, Turkey
Research and Application Center for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey
M.A.Z. Arruda
University of Campinas–Unicamp, Institute of Chemistry, National Institute of Science and Technology for Bioanalytics, Campinas, Brazil
University of Campinas–Unicamp, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Campinas, Brazil
S.C.C. Arruda, University of São Paulo, Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Genetics Biochemistry of Plants, ESALQ, Piracicaba, Brazil
Mary A. Arugula, Auburn University, Department of Materials Engineering, Auburn, AL, USA
Chenna R. Aswath, Division of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, India
R.A. Azevedo, University of São Paulo, Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Genetics Biochemistry of Plants, ESALQ, Piracicaba, Brazil
Ferenc Békés, FBFD Pty. Ltd., Beecroft, NSW, Australia
Dieter Blancquaert, Ghent University, Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Physiology, Ghent, Belgium
T. Bøhn
GenØk – Centre for Biosafety, Tromsø, Norway
UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tromsø, Norway
Laura Bonfini, Molecular Biology and Genomics Unit, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, Italy
Jeroen Buysse, Ghent University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent, Belgium
Özgür Çakır, Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul, Turkey
Josep M. Casacuberta, Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CRAG (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB), Campus UAB, Cerdanyola del Vallès Barcelona, Spain
Sandip Chakraborty, Animal Resources Development Department, Agartala, Tripura, India
Amit Kumar Chaturvedi, Discipline of Marine Biotechnology and Ecology, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Ilaria Ciabatti, Biotechnologies Unit, DG SANTE, European Commission, Bruxelles, Belgium
Brett Clark, University of Utah, Department of Sociology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Rebecca Clausen, Fort Lewis College, Department of Sociology, Durango, CO, USA
Steve Cogill, Clemson University, Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson, SC, USA
Cécile Collonnier, INRA AgroParisTech, IJPB, UMR 1318, INRA Centre de Versailles, Versailles, France
Joana Costa, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
M. Cuhra
GenØk – Centre for Biosafety, Tromsø, Norway
UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tromsø, Norway
Caterina D’Ambrosio, Centro Ricerche Metapontum Agrobios, ALSIA, Metaponto (MT), Italy
Henri Darmency, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR1347 Agroécologie, Dijon, France
B.K. de Campos
University of Campinas–Unicamp, Institute of Chemistry, National Institute of Science and Technology for Bioanalytics, Campinas, Brazil
University of Campinas–Unicamp, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Campinas, Brazil
Hans De Steur, Ghent University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent, Belgium
Rajib Deb, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Cristina Delerue-Matos, REQUIMTE, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Meenakshi Dwivedi, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
R.D. Ekmay, Dow AgroSciences LLC., Indianapolis, IN, USA
Rafaat M. Elsanhoty, El-Sadat City University, Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Branch of Food and Dairy Biotechnology, Sadat City, Egypt
J. Fagan, Earth Open Source Institute, Fairfield, IA, USA
Theodore A. Feitshans, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Shuyi Feng, Nanjing Agricultural University, College of Public Administration, Weigang, Nanjing, China
Telmo J.R. Fernandes, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
R.M. Galazzi
University of Campinas–Unicamp, Institute of Chemistry, National Institute of Science and Technology for Bioanalytics, Campinas, Brazil
University of Campinas–Unicamp, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Campinas, Brazil
Megan R. Galey, Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis, MO, USA
Thumballi R. Ganapathi, Plant Cell Culture Technology Section, Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
Shaoping Gan, Philosophy Institution of Chinese Academy of Social Science, Beijing, China
Francesco Gatto, Molecular Biology and Genomics Unit, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, Italy
Xavier Gellynck, Ghent University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent, Belgium
Siddhesh B. Ghag, Plant Cell Culture Technology Section, Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
Giovanni Giorio, Centro Ricerche Metapontum Agrobios, ALSIA, Metaponto (MT), Italy
Lalitha R. Gowda, Chief Scientist (Former), CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Department of Protein Chemistry and Technology, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Vinod Goyal, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Liliana Grazina, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Shishir K. Gupta, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilley, Uttar Pradesh, India
Shishir Kumar Gupta
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilley, Uttar Pradesh, India
Bruce Hammond, Private Consultant, St Charles, MO, USA
Hasrizul Hashim, Pusat Citra Universiti, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
R.A. Herman, Dow AgroSciences LLC., Indianapolis, IN, USA
M.A. Herrera-Agudelo
University of Campinas–Unicamp, Institute of Chemistry, National Institute of Science and Technology for Bioanalytics, Campinas, Brazil
University of Campinas–Unicamp, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Campinas, Brazil
Anita Howarth, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge,...
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.8.2015 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin |
Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medizinrecht | |
Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie | |
Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
Wirtschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-12-802530-1 / 0128025301 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-12-802530-7 / 9780128025307 |
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