Genetic Engineering: Promise or Threat?

Dr. Michael Prados
Professor and Chief, Neuro-Oncology Service, Brain Tumor Research Center, and Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

Featured Clinician: Michael Prados, M.D.

http://www.soc-neuro-onc.org/newsletterfeatures/prados.htm

Gene Therapy at UCSF

http://www.ucsf.edu/daybreak/2000/02/22_genetherapy2.html

Michael D. Prados, MD, BioSketch – contains selected publications

http://cc.ucsf.edu/people/prados_michael.html

UCSF & Eight Other Medical Centers Chosen for National Cancer Institute’s Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium

http://www.ucsf.edu/pressrel/1999/04/0405ped.html

UCSF Neurosurgery: Faculty & Staff

http://www.som.ucsf.edu/faculty/Profile.asp?PersonID=13648

Using Gene Therapy to Treat Brain Cancer

http://www.jim-mullins.com/Brain_Cancer.html

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Dr. Pamela Ronald
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis

Blight Resistance in Genetically Engineered Rice

http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/releases/ronald.html

Fund to Repay Developing Nations for Valuable Genes

http://www-dateline.ucdavis.edu/030797/Fundtorepay.html

The Genetic Resources Recognition Fund Paper Abstract

http://www.agbiotechnet.com/reviews/Abstract.asp?ID=146

Pamela Ronald – select Dr. Ronald’s name from the menu on the left

http://www.plpnem.ucdavis.edu/PLP/people/index_people.htm

Ronald Lab at UCD

http://indica.ucdavis.edu/mainpage.htm

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Dr. Norman Terry
Professor of Plant Biology, University of California, Berkeley

Innovations

http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1995/103-12/innovations.html

Nature Tackles a Cleanup

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/1995/0517/nature.html

Norman Terry

http://plantbio.berkeley.edu/~terry/html/norman_terry_.html

Plants Outdo Engineers, Strip Pollution from Chevron Wastewater and Protect San Francisco Bay

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/98legacy/01_26_98a.html

Wetland Cells Effective at Water Cleanup

http://danr.ucop.edu/news/newsreleases/wetlands.html

Phytoremediation Research Lab

http://plantbio.berkeley.edu/~terry/

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BOOKS
Abelson, Philip H., ed. Biotechnology & Biological Frontiers. Washington, D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science, c1984. Main TP248.2 .B52 1984.

Bains, William. Genetic Engineering for Almost Everybody. London: Penguin Books; New York: Viking Penguin, 1987. Main QH442 .B34 1987.

Belcher, Brian and Geoffrey Hawtin. A Patent on Life: Ownership of Plant and Animal Research. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: International Development Research Centre, c1991. Main S494.5 .B563 B44 1991.

Callow, J. A., B. V. Ford-Lloyd, and H. J. Newbury. Biotechnology and Plant Genetic Resources: Conservation and Use. Wallingford, Oxon, UK; New York: CAB International, c1997. Biodiv SB123.3 .B56 1997.

Collins, Glenn B. and Robert J. Shepherd. Engineering Plants for Commercial Products and Applications. New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1996. Bot TP248.27 .P55 E54 1996.

Cooper, Necia Grant, ed. The Human Genome Project: Deciphering the Blueprint of Heredity. Mill Valley, CA: University Science Books, c1994. Pub QH445.2 .H86 1994.

Drlica, Karl. Double-Edged Sword: The Promises and Risks of the Genetic Revolution. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, c1994. Main RB155 .D76 1994.

Drlica, Karl. Understanding DNA and Gene Cloning: A Guide for the Curious. New York: Wiley, c1992. Pub QH442.2 .D75 1992.

Emery, Alan E. H. An Introduction to Recombinant DNA. Chichester [Sussex]; New York: Wiley, c1984. Main REF RB155 .E52 1985.

Fowler, Cary and Pat Mooney. Shattering: Food, Politics, and the Loss of Genetic Diversity. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, c1990. Biodiv SB175 .F68 1990.

Gleba, IU. Protoplast Fusion, Genetic Engineering in Higher Plants. Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag, 1984. Bot QK981.5 .G5413 1984.

Griffin, Donald R., ed. Animal Engineering; Readings from Scientific American. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman, c1974. Main REF QP33.5 .G74 1974.

Innis, Michael A., ed. PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1990. Main QP606 .D46 P36 1990.

Kitcher, Philip. The Lives to Come: The Genetic Revolution and Human Possibilities. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Pub QH431 .K57 1997.

Kneen, Brewster. Farmageddon: Food and the Culture of Biotechnology. Gabriola Island, British Columbia: New Society Publishers, 1999. Pub TP248.65 .F66 K53 1999.

Lappe, Marc. Broken Code: The Exploitation of DNA. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, c1984. Main QH442 .L38 1984.

Lappe, Marc and Britt Bailey. Against the Grain: Biotechnology and the Corporate Takeover of Your Food. Monroe, ME: Common Courage Press, 1998. Pub S494.5 .B563 L37 1998.

Lee, Thomas F. Gene Future: The Promise and Perils of the New Biology. New York: Plenum, c1993. Pub QH506 .L35 1993.

Lee, Thomas F. The Human Genome Project: Cracking the Genetic Code of Life. New York: Plenum Press, 1991. Pub QH447 .L44 1991.

Lesser, William. Sustainable Use of Genetic Resources Under the Convention on Biological Diversity: Exploring Access and Benefit Sharing Issues. Wallingford, Oxon, UK; New York: CAB International, c1998. Biodiv K3488 .L47 1998.

Levine, Joseph S. and David Suzuki. The Secret of Life: Redesigning the Living World. New York: W.H. Freeman, c1998. Pub QH506 .L43 1998.

Lilius, Gösta. Genetically Engineered Plants: Improved Stress Tolerance, Growth, and Facilitated Protein Purification. Lund, Sweden: Dept. of Pure and Applied Biochemistry, Lunds University, 1997. Bot QK981.5 .L54 1997.

Olson, Steve. Biotechnology: An Industry Comes of Age. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1986. SA TP248.14 .B56 1986.

Prescott-Allen, Robert and Christine Prescott-Allen. Genes from the Wild: Using Wild Genetic Resources for Food and Raw Materials. London: Published by the International Institute for Environment and Development, c1983. Biodiv S494.3 .P74 1983.

Rissler, Jane and Margaret Mellon. The Ecological Risks of Engineered Crops. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, c1996. Biodiv SB123.57 .R564 1996.

Rollo, C. David. Phenotypes: Their Epigenetics, Ecology and Evolution. London; New York: Chapman & Hall, 1994. Main QH456 .R65 1994.

Shiva, Vandana. Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge. Boston, MA: South End Press, 1997. Pub K1519 .B54 S53 1997.

Shiva, Vandana. Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply. Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 2000. Pub HD9000.5 .S454 2000.

Shiva, Vandana. The Violence of the Green Revolution: Third World Agriculture, Ecology, and Politics. London; Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Zed Books; Penang, Malaysia: Third World Network, c1991. Biodiv S471 .I32 P885 1991.

Todd, Nancy and John Todd. Bioshelters, Ocean Arks, City Farming: Ecology as the Basis of Design. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, c1984. Main GF50 .T66 1984.

Witt, Steven C. Biotechnology and Genetic Diversity. San Francisco, CA: California Agricultural Lands Project, c1985. Biodiv SB123.3 .W58 1985.

Witt, Steven C. Biotechnology, Microbes and the Environment. San Francisco, CA: Center for Science Information, c1990. Pub QR100 .W57 1990.

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VIDEOS

The Genetic Code: Transcription and Protein Synthesis. Loomis, CA: Biomedia, 1992. (13 min.) Biodiv QP264 .G46 1992.

Genetic Engineering. Madison, WI: Hawkhill Associates, 1998. (32 min.) Pub QH442 .G46 1998.

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WORLD WIDE WEB
BioOnline

http://www.bio.com/os/start/home.html

Explores recent findings in biotechnology, pharmaceutical research, and the health sciences.

Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering

http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/jpitocch/resbiotech.html

Resource links on biotechnology and genetic engineering. Includes general information, ethical issues, and regulations and patent information.

The Biotechnology Information Resource

http://www.nal.usda.gov/bic/

Provides access to selected sources, services and publications covering many aspects of agricultural biotechnology.

DNA for Dinner

http://www.angelfire.com/ma4/peacew/webquest.htm

An interesting project for the classroom that asks: should genetically engineered food crops be specially labeled for consumers and why?

Genentech, Inc.

http://www.gene.com/gene/index.jsp

The homepage of a Bay Area biotechnology corporation.

Genetic Engineering: A Guide for Kids by Tiki the Penguin

http://www.oneworld.org/penguin/genetics/home.html

A fun and interesting way for children to learn about genetic engineering.

Genetic Engineering and Its Dangers

http://online.sfsu.edu/%7Erone/GEessays/gedanger.htm

Essays and articles concerning genetic engineering gathered by Dr. Ron Epstein of San Francisco State University.

Genetic Engineering: Fast Forwarding to Future Foods

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/CONSUMER/geneng.html

An article from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about the benefits of genetically engineered foods.

Genetic Engineering News

http://www.geneticengineering.org/

The news publication’s homepage, devoted to recent discoveries in the fields of biotechnology, bioregulation, bioprocess, bioresearch and technology transfer.

Genetic Engineering Organization

http://www.geneticengineering.org/

An extensive site on the topic of genetic engineering.

Human Genome Project Information

http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/home.html

Information on the U.S. Human Genome Project, a 13-year effort coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health.

The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

http://www.icgeb.trieste.it/

An international organization dedicated to advanced research and training in molecular biology and biotechnology, with special regard to the needs of the developing world.

International Patenting Trends in Biotechnology: Genetic Engineering

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/issuebrf/sib99351.htm

An article published by the National Science Foundation establishing the United States of America’s technological position vs. other nations regarding genetic engineering.

Monsanto

http://www.monsanto.com/

"Our Vision: Abundant Food and a Healthy Environment. Our Mission: For the world's food producers, we work to deliver products and solutions to help them reach their goals in ways that: 1. Meet the world's growing food and fiber needs, 2. Conserve natural resources, 3. Improve the environment."

National Agricultural Biotechnology Council

http://www.cals.cornell.edu/extension/nabc/

Organization devoted to answering questions about biotechnology with regard to agriculture.

National Human Genome Research Institute

http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/

The Institute heads the Human Genome Project for the National Institutes of Health.

Thirteen Myths of Genetic Engineering

http://www.healthresearchbooks.com/articles/13myths.htm

New Zealand's Consumers for Education about Genetic Engineering have put together a page that talks about some of the myths surrounding genetic engineering.

USDA Agricultural Biotechnology

http://www.usda.gov/agencies/biotech/

Along with the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture is responsible for regulating biotechnology in the United States.

What Is Genetic Engineering? A Simple Introduction

http://www.psrast.org/whatisge.htm

Find out the basics about genetic engineering at this site from Physicians and Scientists for Responsible Application of Science and Technology.

Yahoo! Science > Agriculture > Biotechnology

http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Agriculture/Biotechnology/

Yahoo! is indexing the World Wide Web. Find out what they have on Biotechnology as it relates to agriculture.

Yahoo! Science > Biology > Biotechnology

http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/Biotechnology/

Yahoo! is indexing the World Wide Web. Find out what they have on Biotechnology as it relates to biology.

All materials with call numbers beginning Pub, Pub Juv, Biodiv, or Biodiv Juv are available for loan to Academy members.

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