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Biotechnology & nanotechnology : regulation under environmental, health, and safety laws / B. David Naidu.
2009
G 252 NAI.B
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Title
Biotechnology & nanotechnology : regulation under environmental, health, and safety laws / B. David Naidu.
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Description
xx, 329 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN
9780195340082
9781613445464
1613445466
0195340086 hardback
9781613445464
1613445466
0195340086 hardback
Alternate Call Number
G 252 NAI.B
58.30 ; Biotechnologie
50.94 ; Mikrosystemtechnik
58.30 ; Biotechnologie
50.94 ; Mikrosystemtechnik
Summary
"Biotechnology & Nanotechnology: Regulation Under Environmental, Health, and Safety Laws analyzes regulation governing biotechnology and nanotechnology industries. Regulation of biotechnology, which generally encompasses the manipulation of living materials by passing genetic information from one organism to another, emerged in the 1970's and is of major concern to the medical, pharmaceutical, chemical manufacturing, and agricultural fields. Nanotechnology, which refers to the design and production of molecular-sized devices and products, is a more recent field whose regulation has an impact on the same industries as biotechnology and also affects semiconductors, communications technology, cosmetics, and consumer products. Additional regulation is quite likely because the need for knowledge of the risks involved in industry processes and products is increasing.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction to regulation of biotechnology and nanotechnology; 2. What is biotechnology? what is nanotechnology? 3. Understanding the risks from nanotechnology and biotechnology; 4. Creation of a regulatory structure; 5. Regulation of transgenic plants and animals; 6. Regulation of food; 7. Drugs, biologics, and medical devices; 8. Cosmetics; 9. Consumer products; 10. Chemicals; 11. Evolution of biotechnology regulation and the future of nanotechnology regulation.
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009.
Language
English
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"Biotechnology & Nanotechnology: Regulation Under Environmental, Health, and Safety Laws analyzes regulation governing biotechnology and nanotechnology industries. Regulation of biotechnology, which generally encompasses the manipulation of living materials by passing genetic information from one organism to another, emerged in the 1970's and is of major concern to the medical, pharmaceutical, chemical manufacturing, and agricultural fields. Nanotechnology, which refers to the design and production of molecular-sized devices and products, is a more recent field whose regulation has an impact on the same industries as biotechnology and also affects semiconductors, communications technology, cosmetics, and consumer products. Additional regulation is quite likely because the need for knowledge of the risks involved in industry processes and products is increasing.