Bugs in the System? Issues in the Science and Regulation of Genetically Modified Insects (Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology)

Cover
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Copyright......Page 2
Table of Contents
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Preface......Page 6
Introduction......Page 11
History of GM Insect Development......Page 14
Examples of GM Insects in Research, Development, or Deployment......Page 15
A Look at the Science: How GM Insects Are Created......Page 17
Potential Agricultural and Environmental Benefits......Page 21
TRANSGENIC MOTHS AS PART OF A GENETIC CONTROL PROGRAM......Page 25
GENETIC CONTROL OF PINK BOLLWORMS......Page 26
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL COSTS OF MALARIA......Page 28
MALARIA PREVENTION USING TRANSGENIC MOSQUITOES......Page 30
Sample of Worldwide Infection and Mortality Caused by Insect-Borne Diseases......Page 31
PREVENTION OF CHAGAS DISEASE USING PARATRANSGENIC KISSING BUGS......Page 33
GM Economically Beneficial Insects......Page 34
POTENTIAL CONCERNS POSED BY GENETICALLY MODIFIED INSECTS......Page 35
Potential Environmental Concerns Related to GM Insects......Page 37
Public Health Concerns Raised by GM Insects......Page 47
Food-Safety Concerns Raised by GM Insects......Page 51
Societal Issues......Page 52
AMERICANS ARE MOST COMFORTABLE WITH THE GENETIC MODIFICATION OF PLANTS......Page 53
Overview......Page 57
Potential Agency Jurisdiction by Composition and Intended Use of Transgenic Insect......Page 60
Potential Agency Jurisdiction by Composition and Intended Use of Transgenic Insect Symbionts (Paratransgenesis)......Page 62
REGULATION OF CONVENTIONAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL ORGANISMS......Page 69
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF TRANSGENIC PINK BOLLWORMS......Page 72
NIH Research Guidelines......Page 82
International Issues......Page 87
Authority: Scope of Organisms Covered & Risks Considered......Page 91
Transparency, Clarity, and Public Participation......Page 93
Adequacy of Risk Management Tools Determining and Managing Risk......Page 94
Resources and Expertise......Page 95
The International Context......Page 96
SELECTED REFERENCES......Page 97
SELECTED REFERENCES......Page 99
APPENDIX......Page 115
Reviewers......Page 117