Agriculture in the xxi century: transgenic plants role in agricultural sector´s technological development

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">The new advances in biotechnology, especially in the completion...

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Main Author: Rodrigo Artunduaga Salas
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2011-12-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/biotecnologia/article/view/30059
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description <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">The new advances in biotechnology, especially in the completion of the <em>Arabidopsis thaliana</em>, genome sequence has profound implications for human health as well as plant biology and agriculture. It will permit us to know the action of all the genes involved in the key growing and development processes of plants. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">Modification of the structure of genes will allow the regulation of the expression of some characteristics such as the size of the leaves or the dynamics of the roots and fruits growth. In this way, the commercialization of the products of the new biotechnologies will influence in this century´s nations, agricultural production, productivity and food supply. The challenges and opportunities for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are enormous, due to the rich base of their flora, fauna and microorganisms resources, which are essential to the pharmaceutical and feeding industries. The international Community recognizes the benefits of Biotechnology, but it also advocate more inquiry into the impacts of advanced agricultural biotechnologies on the environment, food system, structure of agriculture, rural communities, and population health.The countries of LAC should continue the development and improvement of the regulatory framework for preventing or minimizing the possible risks of the use and management of the transgenic organisms in their territory, and therefore, be able to make use of their potential benefits, ensuring the protection of public health and the environment.</span></p>
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spelling doaj.art-19d4604616b44fa5884a0824f80804f32022-12-21T23:37:31ZspaUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaRevista Colombiana de Biotecnología0123-34751909-87582011-12-013191626539Agriculture in the xxi century: transgenic plants role in agricultural sector´s technological developmentRodrigo Artunduaga Salas0Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">The new advances in biotechnology, especially in the completion of the <em>Arabidopsis thaliana</em>, genome sequence has profound implications for human health as well as plant biology and agriculture. It will permit us to know the action of all the genes involved in the key growing and development processes of plants. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">Modification of the structure of genes will allow the regulation of the expression of some characteristics such as the size of the leaves or the dynamics of the roots and fruits growth. In this way, the commercialization of the products of the new biotechnologies will influence in this century´s nations, agricultural production, productivity and food supply. The challenges and opportunities for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are enormous, due to the rich base of their flora, fauna and microorganisms resources, which are essential to the pharmaceutical and feeding industries. The international Community recognizes the benefits of Biotechnology, but it also advocate more inquiry into the impacts of advanced agricultural biotechnologies on the environment, food system, structure of agriculture, rural communities, and population health.The countries of LAC should continue the development and improvement of the regulatory framework for preventing or minimizing the possible risks of the use and management of the transgenic organisms in their territory, and therefore, be able to make use of their potential benefits, ensuring the protection of public health and the environment.</span></p>http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/biotecnologia/article/view/30059Organismos vivos modificados genéticamente OVMcultivos transgénicosAmérica Latina y el Caribeevaluación de riesgos
spellingShingle Rodrigo Artunduaga Salas
Agriculture in the xxi century: transgenic plants role in agricultural sector´s technological development
Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología
Organismos vivos modificados genéticamente OVM
cultivos transgénicos
América Latina y el Caribe
evaluación de riesgos
title Agriculture in the xxi century: transgenic plants role in agricultural sector´s technological development
title_full Agriculture in the xxi century: transgenic plants role in agricultural sector´s technological development
title_fullStr Agriculture in the xxi century: transgenic plants role in agricultural sector´s technological development
title_full_unstemmed Agriculture in the xxi century: transgenic plants role in agricultural sector´s technological development
title_short Agriculture in the xxi century: transgenic plants role in agricultural sector´s technological development
title_sort agriculture in the xxi century transgenic plants role in agricultural sector´s technological development
topic Organismos vivos modificados genéticamente OVM
cultivos transgénicos
América Latina y el Caribe
evaluación de riesgos
url http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/biotecnologia/article/view/30059
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