Biotechnology on a Table-식탁 위의 생명공학(영문판)

이 책은 2009년에 출간된 『식탁 위의 생명공학』(개정판)을 영어로 옮긴 것이다. 『식탁 위의 생명공학』은 단순히 생명공학 작물을 소개하고 개념을 이해하는 데 그치지 않고 구체적인 예시와 함께 그 원리와 활용 현황까지를 다룬 책이다. 생명공학이 우리가 먹는 음식에 얼마나 기여하고 있는지, 또 생명공학 작물로 만든 식품에 대한 잘못된 인식이 얼마나 우리의 뇌리에 각인되어 있는지를 조목조목 짚어 과학적으로 설명한다. 이를테면 우리나라에서 현재 실행 중인 GMO 표시제, 즉 유전자 변형 생물체 표시제에 대한 설명도 수록되어 있다.

Preface Chapter One. Biotechnological Crops 1-1. Conventional Crossbreeding and the Green Revolution 1-2. Emergence of Biotechnology 1-3. Nomenclature of Biotech Crops 1-4. Benefits and Safety of Biotech Crops Chapter Two. History and Status Quo of Biotech Crops 2-1. History of Biotech Crops 2-2. The Status Quo of GMO Crop Yield Chapter Three. Processes of Biotech Crops Development 3-1. Extracting Genes of Desirable Traits 3-2. DNA Recombination 3-3. Methods to Transform Recombinant Genes 3-4. Regeneration and the Event Selection of Biotech Crops 3-5. Marker Free Technology 3-6. Plastid Transformation Chapter Four. Biotech Crops in the Field 4-1. Examples and Breeding Principles of Biotech Crops a. Herbicide Tolerant Crops b. Insect-Resistant Crops c. Virus Disease Resistant Crops d. Oil Crops with Improved Fatty Acid Composition e. Plant with Improved Starch Contents and Structures f. Delayed-Ripening Tomato and Biotech Vaccines g. Biotech Crops Tolerant to Environmental Stresses h. Plants Resistant to Bacterial and Fungal Diseases i. Ultra Productive Rice with Immensely Increased Yield Productivity j. Coffee without Caffeine k. Blue Roses and Carnations l. Landmine Detecting Plants m. Duplicate Gene Transplant and Gene Stacked Event 4-2. Current State and Prospect of Biotech Rice Research 4-3. The Status of Korea 4-4. Effects of Bioengineered Crops Chapter Five. Risk Assessment and Regulation of Biotech Crops and Foods 5-1. Risk Assessment of Biotech Foods 5-2. Food Safety Assessment Principle and Method 5-3. Example of Food Safety Test of Biotech Crop in Korea a. Judgment on Substantial Equivalence b. Purpose of Development and Its Usage c. Details about Host d. Details about Vector e. Details about Transgene and Its Product f. Details on Transformant 5-4. Evaluation of the Biotech Crops on Environmental Safety 5-5. The Rules and Methods of Environmental Risk Evaluation 5-6. Approved Biotech Crops in Korea Chapter Six. Safety Management Status of Biotech Crops 6-1. South Korea 6-2. United States of America 6-3. Japan 6-4. Canada 6-5. EU 6-6. OECD Chapter Seven. Biotech Crops and the Consumer’s Option 7-1. Labeling of Genetically Modified Organism in South Korea 7-2. Labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms in Other Countries 7-3. Authorized Analysis Methods a. Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay Method b. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Methods Chapter Eight. Disputes over and the Scientific Facts of Biotechnological Crops 8-1. The Safety of the Human Body and Related Scientific Facts a. Doctor Pusetie’s Research b. The StarLink Corn Case c. Weevil in Australia d. Irina Ermakova e. The Mass Death of Sheep in India 8-2. Safety within the Environment and Related Scientific Facts a. Emergence of Super Weeds b. The Killing of Monarch Butterflies Caterpillar 8-3. Conclusion Chapter Nine. The Possibility and the Future of Genetically Crops Translator’s Note