790312 Safety aspects of plant biotechnology (in Eng.)

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

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
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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