Transgenic Organisms: Risk Assessment of Deliberate Relase (Advances in Life Sciences)

The genetic structure of organisms is being altered to an ever-increasing degree by molecular genetic techniques. Thus far, more than 500 transgenic organisms have been tested or utilized in the field. The strides forward, however, have been encumbered by persistent and intense controversy. What is happening now on the forefront of genetic engineering? What are its aims, and inherent risks? What is its justification?