Transgene flow and genetic resources
As part of its Background Study Paper series (number 35), the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has just published "A typology of the effects of (trans)gene flow on the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources" by J.A. Heinemann. The 100-page paper is organised into 5 chapters: gene flow what is it?; possible effects of (trans)gene flow on agriculture, plant and animal biodiversity and human and animal health; legal, social and economic effects of gene flow; managing gene flow; and is co-existence sustainable?. See
ftp://ftp.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/bsp/bsp35r1e.pdf or contact
[email protected] for more information.
