English title:
Safety aspects of plant biotechnology
Course ID:
790312
ECTS credits:
3,0
Title in native language:
Safety aspects of plant biotechnology (in Eng.)
Safety aspects of plant biotechnology (in Eng.)
Term Semester:
Spring/Summer
Instruction language(s):
English
Course content:
1)Introduction to Plant Biotechnology
a) Plant Tissue Culture
b) Transformation
c) Detection methods and molecular markers
2) Comparison of different breeding methods mutagenesis ´ irradiation ´ genetic transformation
3) Safety classification of Organisms
4) Legal bases for safety evaluation
a) EUROPEAN directives for 90/220, 2000/18
work in closed systems
deliberate release for research purposes (small scale)
for commercialisation (large scale)
b) National (Austrian) Legislation GTG (1995) and amendments
5) IPRs linked to plants and plant products
6) Transgenic food and feed: successful examples
- CP Papaya
- Golden Rice
7) Major concerns raised against GMPs:
What are the issues?
What are technical bypasses?
Case by case evaluation
Step by step procedure
a) Plant Tissue Culture
b) Transformation
c) Detection methods and molecular markers
2) Comparison of different breeding methods mutagenesis ´ irradiation ´ genetic transformation
3) Safety classification of Organisms
4) Legal bases for safety evaluation
a) EUROPEAN directives for 90/220, 2000/18
work in closed systems
deliberate release for research purposes (small scale)
for commercialisation (large scale)
b) National (Austrian) Legislation GTG (1995) and amendments
5) IPRs linked to plants and plant products
6) Transgenic food and feed: successful examples
- CP Papaya
- Golden Rice
7) Major concerns raised against GMPs:
What are the issues?
What are technical bypasses?
Case by case evaluation
Step by step procedure
Expected previous knowledge:
Botany, <br>Plant Biotechnology
Learning outcomes:
Students will acquire sufficient bases in Plant Biotechnology to be able to:
+ evaluate independently technical and legal issues of safety aspects related to Plant Biotechnology
+ compare and judge different breeding methods mutagenesis ´ irradiation ´ genetic transformation
+ recognize safety classifications of Organisms
+ be familiar with the legal bases for safety evaluation
+ follow IPRs linked to plants and plant products
+ actively discuss major benefits and concerns raised in relation to GMPs
+ evaluate independently technical and legal issues of safety aspects related to Plant Biotechnology
+ compare and judge different breeding methods mutagenesis ´ irradiation ´ genetic transformation
+ recognize safety classifications of Organisms
+ be familiar with the legal bases for safety evaluation
+ follow IPRs linked to plants and plant products
+ actively discuss major benefits and concerns raised in relation to GMPs
Exam method:
active participation and the presentation of a selected topic will be considered for evaluation
Organisation: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Country:
Austria
Acronym:
BOKU
ERASMUS+ code:
A WIEN03
Teaching period summer semester:
22. Feb 2021 - 30. Sep 2021
Teaching period winter semester:
13. Oct 2020 - 21. Feb 2021
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