Random Thoughts on Recombinant Insects

By: Thomas A Miller

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Hardcover | 11 January 2013

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This book discusses the development of transgenic pink bollworm for use in eradicating a major pest insect from the Arizona cotton fields. After pink bollworm invaded California from Arizona around 1968, the California Cotton Pest Control Board and California Department of Food and Agriculture combined to adopt the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to keep pink bollworm from invading the San Joaquin Valley where the majority of cotton is grown. This book discusses approaches in gaining control of this situation.

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Preface
Prologue
Introduction: New Definition of an Organism
All Organisms Are Transgenic & Multigenomic
Transposable Elements
Making & Using Transgenic Insects
Attempts at Genetic Transformation of Tobacco Budworm
The RIDL Gene & Field Trials with Marked Insects
Species, the Transgenic Concept & Selection
Public Acceptance of Transgenic Organisms
Synthetic Versus Organic Insecticides
Natural Versus Synthetic Materials
Release of Genetically Modified Insects & Managed Nature
Jefferson Science Fellowship Year
Genetically Modified Foods
Biodiversity & Mankind's Role In Nature
Concluding Comments
Epilogue
Acknowledgment
Additional Reading
Index
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