Universities throughout the US and the rest of the world offer Food Biotechnology courses.
However, until now, professors lacked a single, comprehensive text to present to their …

The first food products derived from transgenic plants that are resistant to diseases, insects
or viruses are now reaching the market and there is growing public concern about problems …

Food allergy represents a largely avoidable threat. Technologies are presently available or
are under development that better define the molecules (allergens) responsible for food …

The development of techniques devised for the genetic manipulation of foods poses new
risks for children with food allergy (FA). The introduction of foreign allergenic proteins from …

Most known allergenic proteins in rice (Oryza sativa) seed belong to the Tryp_alpha_amyl
family (PF00234), but the sequence characterization and the evolution of the allergenic …

Aim. Professor Pusztai was publicly humiliated over claims that genetically modified (GM)
Frankenstein food may be harmful. He was stripped of his post and described as …

Intrinsic and extrinsic concerns have been raised about the environmental release of crops
developed through “Modern Biotechnology” and their use as food. Currently more than 134 …

Das vorliegende Hintergrundpapier" Functional Food-Funktionelle Lebensmittel" ist im
Rahmen der Monitoring-Aktivitäten des TAB entstanden. Im Rahmen des Arbeitsprogramms …

The population of the world is expected to increase by 2.5 billion people in the next 25
years. Food requirements for this growing population are expected to double by the year …

Der Nachweis von transgenem Material in Lebensmitteln basiert im Allgemeinen auf der
Polymerase Kettenreaktion (PCR) mit der die veränderten DNA-Sequenzen nachgewiesen …