Agricultural Biotechnology: Background, Regulation, and Policy Issues

Cowan, Tadlock

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Agricultural biotechnology;    Biotechnology;    Genetic engineering;    Transgenic plants;   

RP-ID  :  RL32809
RP-ID  :  RL32809_2013Apr03

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses on going issues regarding biotechnology, which refers primarily to the use of recombinant DNA techniques to genetically modify or bioengineer plants and animals. Ongoing policy issues include the impacts of genetially engineered (GE) crops on the environment (e.g., pest and weed resistance), whether GE foods should be labeled, their potential contamination of conventionally raised and organic plants, and issues of liability.