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Trends in biotechnology and biosafety in Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2008

Leda Mendonça-Hagler ,
Lúcia Souza ,
Lúcia Aleixo  and
Leila Oda
Leda Mendonça-Hagler
Affiliation:
Programa de Biotecnologia Vegetal-Centro de Ciencias da saúde CP 68028, Universidade federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21944-590-Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
Lúcia Souza
Affiliation:
Mohrhaldenstrasse, 65, 4125 Riehen, Switzerland
Lúcia Aleixo
Affiliation:
Rua Espirito Santo 2258 apt 401, Belo Horizonte, MG 30160-032, Brazil
Leila Oda
Affiliation:
Associação Nacional de Biossegurança (ANBio), Av Nilo Peçanha 50 s/2114, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22020-100, Brazil

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Keywords

biotechnologybiosafety in BrazilGM cropspost-commercialization monitoring
Type
Editorial
Information
Environmental Biosafety Research , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , July 2008 , pp. 115 - 121
Copyright
© ISBR, EDP Sciences, 2008

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