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Information Systems for Biotechnology (ISB) provides informational resources to support the environmentally
responsible use of agricultural biotechnology products.
Practical Guide to Containment: Plant Biosafety in Research Greenhouses (Revised)
Biosafety containment levels • Physical and biological strategies •
Modifications to achieve containment • Greenhouse management • Handling of
biological materials • Guidance for
developing or renovating facilities
Criteria for Field Testing of Plants with Engineered Regulatory, Metabolic and Signaling Pathways
Workshop evaluating current knowledge and research on secondary effects of
transgenes that function as transcription factors, in signal transduction,
or to modify metabolic pathways. June
3 - 4, 2002; Washington, DC
Proceedings of a Workshop: Ecological Effects of Pest Resistance Genes in Managed Ecosystems
Research strategies addressing effects of pest resistance genes
on the establishment, persistence, and spread of a cultivated crop or sexually
compatible weedy species. January 31 - February 3,
1999; Bethesda, Maryland
Group Reports from the Workshop on Future Directions and Research Priorities for the USDA Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program
June, 2003
United States Department of Agriculture Resources
USDA APHIS Biotechnology Resources
USDA NIFA Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program
USDA Current Research Information System (CRIS)
U.S. Department of Agriculture's documentation and reporting system for ongoing and recently completed research and education projects in agriculture, food and nutrition, and forestry.
USDA APHIS Crop Biosecurity and Emergency Management
Global Field Trials
Global Field Trials Database
CERA's database of safety information (formerly hosted by AGBIOS) includes not only plants
produced using recombinant DNA technologies (e.g., genetically engineered or transgenic plants),
but also plants with novel traits that may have been produced using more traditional methods,
such as accelerated mutagenesis or plant breeding. These latter plants are only regulated
in Canada.
Fish/Shellfish Performance Standards System
Fish/Shellfish Performance Standards System
With input from a wide range of aquatics sciences professionals, a
U.S. Department of Agriculture-sanctioned working group developed the
Performance Standards for Safely Conducting Research with Genetically
Modified Fish and Shellfish as a tool for risk assessment and risk management.
The Performance Standards were approved in 1995 by the Agricultural Biotechnology
Research Advisory Committee of the USDA. These standards have been distributed
widely as a two booklet set and are expected to guide evaluations of the
performance and environmental safety of aquatic GEs in the United States and abroad.
Research and Risk Assessment Resources
Sites with Acreage Information on Biotechnology-derived Crops
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