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The Release of Genetically Modified Microorganisms—REGEM 2

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Duncan E. S. Stewart-Tull

    1. University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  2. Max Sussman

    1. Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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Part of the book series: F.E.M.S. Symposium Series (FEMS, volume 63)

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Table of contents (53 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Plenary Lectures

    1. Environmental Pressure Imposed on Gemmos in Soil

      • J. D. van Elsas
      Pages 1-14

    2. Interactions in Communities of Microorganisms

      • Mark J. Bale, Mike Hinton, John E. Beringer
      Pages 15-24

    3. Application of Genetically-Modified Microorganisms in Agriculture

      • G. Van Den Eede, M. Van Montagu
      Pages 25-31

    4. Bioremediation and Waste Management

      • Richard J. F. Bewley
      Pages 33-45

    5. Progress in the Genetic Modification and Field-Release of Baculovirus Insecticides

      • Robert D. Possee, Linda A. King, Matthew D. Weitzman, Susan G. Mann, David S. Hughes, Iain R. Cameron et al.
      Pages 47-58

    6. Exploitation of Genetically-Modified Microorganisms in the Food Industry

      • Michael Teuber
      Pages 59-69

    7. Live Attenuated Salmonellae: Oral Vaccines for Salmonellosis and Combined Vaccines Carrying Heterologous Antigens

      • Carlos E. Hormaeche, Gordon Dougan, Steve N. Chatfield
      Pages 71-83

    8. Commercial Use of Microbial Inocula Containing Live Genetically Modified Microorganisms (GEMMOs)

      • William J. Harris
      Pages 85-92

    9. Risk Assessment

      • H. John Dunster
      Pages 93-98

    10. Social Implications and Public Confidence: Risk Perception and Communication

      • Ray Kemp
      Pages 99-114

  3. Workshop

    1. Workshop 1 Persistence and Survival of Genetically-Modified Microorganisms Released into the Environment

      • Ronald M. Atlas, Allan M. Bennett, Rita Colwell, Jan van Elsas, Steffan Kjelleberg, Jens Pedersen et al.
      Pages 115-118

    2. Workshop 2 Detection Methods for Modified Organisms in the Environment

      • Gary S. Sayler, Richard Burns, J. E. Cooper, Tim Gray, Jens Pederson, Jim Prosser et al.
      Pages 119-122

    3. Workshop 3 Environmental Impact

      • Rita R. Colwell, Peter B. Baker, Martin A. Collins, G. Hamer, Dorothy Jones, Jim Lynch et al.
      Pages 123-127

  4. Posters (Unrefereed)

    1. Characterization of Microbial Emissions from a Fermentation Plant Using a Genetically-Modified Bacillus Strain

      • K. Smalla, M. Isemann, K. H. Weege
      Pages 129-131

    2. Transfer of Inc.P and Inc.Q Plasmids in Soil and Filter Matings from Pseudomonas Fluorescens to a Recipient Strain and to Indigenous Bacteria

      • E. Smit, J. D. van Elsas
      Pages 133-135

    3. Impact of Introducing Genetically-Modified Microorganisms on Soil Microbial Community Diversity

      • Asim K. Bej, Michael Perlin, Ronald M. Atlas
      Pages 137-139

    4. The Detection and Survival of Recombinant Pseudomonas Putida Populations in Lake Water

      • J. A. W. Morgan, C. Winstanley, R. W. Pickup, J. R. Saunders
      Pages 141-143

    5. Survival of Introduced Bacteria in Rhizosphere and Non-Rhizosphere Soils

      • C. S. Young, K. A. Cook, G. Lethbridge, R. G. Burns
      Pages 145-147

    6. Implementation of Pre-Tests for Gemmo Release in the Environment

      • P. Bauda, B. Baleux, P. Lebaron, M. C. Lett, J. C. Hubert, G. Faurie et al.
      Pages 149-151
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If ripple effect is a measure of greatness in scientific discovery then GEMMOs have a lot going for them and this book dramatically illustrates the risks associated with advances being made by researchers to mobilize and control the power of the microorganism in the world's fight to perfect nature and fmd remedies for its imperfections. In the field of genetic science it is abundantly clear that so much more can be achieved through prevention rather than cure and that the indirect kill, by reason of its logic is a much more powerful weapon for winning results. Nevertheless the dilemma facing politicians arises over whether man should tamper with something which is God-given such as Radioactivity and Genetic endowment. The Roman Catholic church fmds difficulty in accepting the proposition that what is God­ given can be treated as a product under human control and maybe that is why recently half a century of genetic research on a strain of bees resistant to a devastating parasite at the Buckfastleigh Benedictine Monastery has inexplicably ceased whilst verging on scientific success.(l) The Anglican Community on the other hand does not see the sacrosanctity of Radioactivity and Genetic material as a bar to man-manipulation with appropriate safeguards.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

    Duncan E. S. Stewart-Tull

  • Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Max Sussman

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