790312 Safety aspects of plant biotechnology (in Eng.)

Art
Vorlesung
Semesterstunden
2
Vortragende/r (Mitwirkende/r)
Maghuly, Fatemeh
Organisation
Biotechnologie und Lebensmittelwissenschaften
Angeboten im Semester
Sommersemester 2025
Unterrichts-/ Lehrsprachen
Englisch
Lehrinhalt

1)Introduction to Plant Biotechnology
- Plant Tissue Culture
- Transformation
- 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
- EUROPEAN directives for 90/220, 2000/18 work in closed systems deliberate release for research purposes (small scale), for commercialisation (large scale)
- National (Austrian) Legislation GTG (1995) and amendments
5) IPRs linked to plants and plant products
6) Transgenic food and feed: successful examples
7) Major concerns raised against GMPs:
- What are the issues?
- What are technical bypasses?
- Case by case evaluation
- Step by step procedure
Inhaltliche Voraussetzungen (erwartete Kenntnisse)

Botany, Plant Biotechnology
Lehrziel

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
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