790312 Safety aspects of plant biotechnology
- Type
- Lecture
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2023
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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1)Introduction to Plant Biotechnology
a) Plant Tissue Culture
b) Transformation
c) Detection methods and molecular markers
2) Comparison of different breeding methods mutagenesis ´ irradiation ´ genetic transformation
3) Safety classification of Organisms
4) Legal bases for safety evaluation
a) EUROPEAN directives for 90/220, 2000/18
work in closed systems
deliberate release for research purposes (small scale)
for commercialisation (large scale)
b) National (Austrian) Legislation GTG (1995) and amendments
5) IPRs linked to plants and plant products
6) Transgenic food and feed: successful examples
- CP Papaya
- Golden Rice
7) Major concerns raised against GMPs:
What are the issues?
What are technical bypasses?
Case by case evaluation
Step by step procedure
- Previous knowledge expected
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Botany,
Plant Biotechnology
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Students will acquire sufficient bases in Plant Biotechnology to be able to:
+ evaluate independently technical and legal issues of safety aspects related to Plant Biotechnology
+ compare and judge different breeding methods mutagenesis ´ irradiation ´ genetic transformation
+ recognize safety classifications of Organisms
+ be familiar with the legal bases for safety evaluation
+ follow IPRs linked to plants and plant products
+ actively discuss major benefits and concerns raised in relation to GMPs
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.