Genetic Manipulation
Impact on Man and Society

Twenty-three papers by the Committee on Genetic Experimentation (COGENE) review recent advances in experimental studies on microorganisms, plants and animals.

Werner Arber (Edited by), Karl Illmensee (Edited by), W. James Peacock (Edited by), Peter Starlinger (Edited by)

9780521142892, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 10 June 2010

280 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.41 kg

Twenty-three papers review recent advances in experimental studies on microorganisms, plants and animals. They are taken from a symposium organized at Cologne University, in April 1983 by the Committee on Genetic Experimentation (COGENE), a scientific committee of the International Council of Scientific Unions.

Speakers and editors
Preface
The committe on genetic experimentation
The international council of scientific unions
The ICSU Press
Acknowledgements
Part I. Micro-Organisms: 1. Natural mechanisms of microbial evolution Werner Arber
2. Transitory recombination between phage and plasmid genomes S. D. Ehrlich, M. Dagert, S. Romac and B. Michel
3. Survival of plasmids in escherichia coli S. B. Levy
4. Gene cloning and bacterial pathogenicity W. Goebel, J. Hacker, C. Hughes, S. Knapp, H. Hof, D. Muller, A. Juarez and J. Kreft
5. Selective evolution of genes for enhanced degradation of persistent, toxic chemicals A. M. Chakrabarty, J. S. Karns, J. J. Kilbane and D. K. Chatterjee
6. Deliberate release of microorganisms for insect control P. Luthy, H. M. Fischer and R. Hutter
Part II. Gene Expression in Plants: 7. Isolation of transposable elements in maize P. Starlinger, U. Courage-Tebbe, H. P. Doring, W. B. Frommer, K. Theres, E. Tillmann, E. Weck and W. Werr
8. E. coli - A. Tumefaciens shuttle vectors G. E. Riedel and D. A. Austen
9. Ti plasmids as experimental gene vectors for plants J. Schell, M. Van Montagu, M. Holsters, P. Zambryski, H. Joos, D. Inze, L. Herrera-Estrella, A. Depicker, M. De Block, A. Caplan, P. Dhaese, E. Van Haute, J. P. Hernalsteens, H. De Greve, J. Leemans, R. Deblaere, L. Willmitzer, J. Schroder and L. Otten
10. Variability in tissue-culture derived plants H. Lorz
Part III. Strategies in the Improvement of Plants: 11. Gene transfer in maize: controlling elements and the alcohol dehydrogenase genes W. J. Peacock, E. S. Dennis, W. L. Gerlach, D. Llewellyn, H. Lorz, A. J. Pryor, M. M. Sachs, D. Schwartz and W. D. Sutton
12. Potato - a first crop improvement by the application of microbiological techniques? G. Wenzel, H. Uhrig and W. Burgermeister
13. Long-term goals in agricultural plant improvement P. R. Day
14. Global activities in plant genetic resources conservation J. T. Williams
15. Genetic perspectives of germplasm conservation O. H. Frankel
Part IV. Manipulation of the Mammalian Germ Line: 16. Sequence organization of the vertebrate genome G. Bernardi
17. Genetic manipulation of drosophila with transposable P elements A. Spradling, B. Wakimoto, S. Parks, J. Levine, L. Kalfayan and D. de Cicco
18. Making a bigger mouse R. D. Palmiter and R. L. Brinster
19. Retroviruses and mammalian development R. Jaenisch
20. Chromosome translocations and oncogene activation in burkett lymphoma C. M. Croce
21. Oncogenic transformation activates cellular genes P. W. J. Rigby, P. M. Brickell, D. S. Latchman, D. Murphy, K. H. Westphal and M. R. D. Scott
22. Problems of genetic engineering in animal breeding G. F. Stranzinger
23. In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer: implications for genetic engineering T. L. A. Hunlich, S. Trotnow and T. Kniewald
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Genetic engineering [TCBG], Bio-ethics [PSAD]