Detecting un-authorized genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and derived materials

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1318-1335

  Holst Jensen, Arne ^a   Bertheau, Yves ^b   de Loose, Marc ^c   Grohmann, Lutz ^d   Hamels, Sandrine ^e   Hougs, Lotte ^f   Morisset, Dany ^g   Pecoraro, Sven ^h   Pla, Maria ^i,j   den Bulcke, Marc Van ^k,l   Wulff, Doerte ^m  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^d Bundesamt fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit   (Germany)

^e Eppendorf Array Technologies   (Belgium)

^f Danish Plant Directorate   (Denmark)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^h Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^k UCLouvain   (Belgium)

^l JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^m Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

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Author keywords

GEM; Genetically engineered organism; GMO screening; Matrix approach; Un approved GEM; Un approved GMO; Unknown GMO

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; CONTROL LABORATORY; DERIVED MATERIALS; EUROPEAN UNION; FIELD TRIAL; GENETIC ELEMENTS; GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISM; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; GLOBAL TRADE; IN-FIELD; MATRIX APPROACH; NUMBER OF SPECIES; STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY; TIME-PERIODS; UN-APPROVED GMO; UNKNOWN GMO;

COMMERCE; CULTIVATION; GEMS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; OILSEEDS;

BIOLOGY;

COMMERCIALIZATION; CROP PLANT; CULTIVATION; EUROPEAN UNION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GLOBAL TRADE; GROWTH RATE;

CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; REVIEW; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARD; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETIC TESTING; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BRASSICA NAPUS; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84867719581     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.01.024     Document Type: Review

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