Genetically modified plants and the 35S promoter: Assessing the risks and enhancing the debate

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Hull, R ^a   Covey, S N ^a   Dale, P ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

35S promoter; Cauliflower mosaic virus; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLANT VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RETROPOSON; RETROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VIRUS GENE;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; MAMMALIA; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 0033930583     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/mehd.v12i1.8034     Document Type: Article

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