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Summary of current scientific awareness of the effect of genetically modified organisms on the natural environment

June 2001

This report presents research done by Travis R. Glare and Maureen O’Callaghan of AgResearch and Louise A. Malone and Elisabeth P.J. Burgess of HortResearch. It should not be taken as representative of the views of the Ministry for the Environment.

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Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Executive summary

Table of contents

List of tables and figures

  1. Introduction
  2. Potential environmental benefits from GMOs
  3. Horizontal gene transfer
  4. Stability and recombination of transgenes
  5. Capacity of transgenic plants to invasiveness
  6. Non-target effects of transgenic plants
  7. Non-target effects of transgenic micro-organisms
  8. Non-target effects of genetically modified invertebrates and vertebrates
  9. Resistance development and resistance management strategies
  10. Effect of GMOs on mammals
  11. Environmental impacts of the alternatives to GMOs
  12. Current New Zealand research relevant to environmental impacts of GMOs
  13. References

Appendix 1: Web pages of interest

 

 

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