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.

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