The 10th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms (ISBGMO), Wellington, New Zealand, November 2008.

The 10th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms \(ISBGMO\), Wellington, New Zealand, November 2008\*

s of the presentations in these sessions are available at: http://www.isbgmo.info/assets_/isbgmo_ symposium_handbook.pdf Session 1: Biosafety – experience and results

Biosafety and Detection of Genetically Modified Organisms

7th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms

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Modern biotechnology can help global coalition against hunger and malnutrition. Global area under the production of transgenic plants has reached 134 million hectares at the end of the year 2009 and is expected to reach nearly 150 million hectares by the year 2010. In spite of the benefits that modern biotechnology offers, concerns have been raised in the proper and environmentally sound and sa...

Biosafety Issues in Biotechnology and Engineering of Microorganisms

Currently much debate, attention and concern surrounds the use of genetically modified plants or animals. But there has not been much concern about microorganisms, although we all are aware of the place of microorganisms in the circle of life, their abundance and diversity. There are many examples regarding the application of genetically engineered microorganisms (GEMs), however, like other hig...