Insect transgenesis : methods and applications /: methods and applications. (©2000)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Alfred M. Handler, Anthony A. James.
• Other Names: Handler, Alfred M; James, Anthony A
• Contents: Preface; Introduction; An Introduction to the History and Methodology of Insect Gene Transfer - A.M. Handler; Gene Targeting; Targeted Transformation of the Insect Genome - P. Eggleston and Y. Zhao; Site-specific Recombination for the Genetic Manipulation of Transgenic Insects - Y.S. Rong and K.G. Golic; Transgenic Selection; Eye Color Genes for Selection of Transgenic Insects - A. Sarkar and F.H. Collins; Green Fluorecent Protein (GFP) as a Marker for Transgenic Insects - S. Higgs and D. Lewis; Resistance Genes as Candidates for Insect Transgenesis - R. ffrench-Constant and M. Benedict; Viral Vectors; Pantropic Retroviral Vectors for Insect Gene Transfer - J.C. Burns; Densonucleosis Virus as Transducing Vectors for Insects - J.C. Carlson, B. Afanasiev, and E. Suchman; Sindbis Virus Expression Systems in Mosquitoes: Background, Methods and Applications - K.E. Olson; Retrotransposons and Retroviruses in Insect Genomes - C. Terzian, A. Pélisson, and A. Bucheton; Polydnaviruses and Insect Transgenic Research - B.A. Webb; Transposable Element Vectors; Hermes and Other hAT Elements as Gene Vectors in Insects - P.W. Atkinson and D.A. O'Brochta; Genetic Engineering of Insects with mariner Transposons - D.J. Lampe, K.K.O. Walden, J.M. Sherwood, and H.M. Robertson; The TTAA-specific Family of Transposable Elements: Identification, Functional Characterization, and Utility for Transformation of Insects - M.J. Fraser; Symbiont Vectors; Wolbachia as a Vehicle to Modify Insect Populations - S.P. Sinkins and S.L. O'Neill; Bacterial Symbiont Transformation in Chagas Disease Vectors - C.B. Beard, R.V. Durvasula and F.F. Richards; Strategies, Risk Assessment and Regulation; The Application of Transgenic Insect Technology in the Sterile Insect Technique - A.S. Robinson and G. Franz; Control of Disease Transmission Through Genetic Modification of Mosquitoes - A.A. James; Deploying Transgenic Arthropods in Pest Management Programs: Risks and Realities - M.A. Hoy; Regulation of Transgenic Arthropods and other Invertebrates in the United States - O.P. Young, S.P. Ingebritsen and A.S. Foudin
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Copyright Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource (397 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 638; Insect cell biotechnology; Insects -- Genetic engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0849320283; 9780849320286; 1420039393; 9781420039399
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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