The application of GMOs in agriculture and in food production for a better nutrition: Two different scientific points of view

Genes and Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-270

  Buiatti, M ^a   Christou, P ^b   Pastore, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agro food science; Food production; Genetically modified food

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN; MICRORNA;

AGRICULTURE; CROP; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FLOW; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HEALTH HAZARD; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; LAW; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; POLLINATION; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 84879096050     PISSN: 15558932     EISSN: 18653499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12263-012-0316-4     Document Type: Review

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