Trends in biotechnology and biosafety in Brazil

Environmental Biosafety Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 115-121

  Mendonça Hagler, Leda ^a   Souza, Lúcia ^b   Aleixo, Lúcia ^b   Oda, Leila ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Associação Nacional de Biossegurança ^*  (Brazil)

^c Associação Nacional de Biossegurança ANBio   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biosafety in Brazil; Biotechnology; GM crops; post commercialization monitoring

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRAZIL; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; SAFETY; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRAZIL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SAFETY;

EID: 52749087106     PISSN: 16357922     EISSN: 16357930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/ebr:2008013     Document Type: Editorial

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