Molecular profiling - a tool for addressing emerging gaps in the comparative risk assessment of GMOs

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1285-1293

  Heinemann, Jack A ^a,b   Kurenbach, Brigitta ^a,b   Quist, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Center for Biosafety   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epigenomics; Genetically modified organisms; Genomics; Metabolomics; Proteomics; Risk assessment; Transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EPIGENOMICS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; GENOMICS; METABOLOMICS; PROTEOMICS; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GENOMICS; PROTEOMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOSAFETY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR PROFILING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; VALIDITY;

EID: 79960049594     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.05.006     Document Type: Review

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