'This Handbook covers a contentious topic, so the approach of the editors is refreshing, especially their transparent introduction as to how they organized their work. A key theme is evidence. I have been involved in agro-biotechnology for 25 years, mainly at the international level; I know that...

Recent innovations in agriculture and food technologies have brought benefits to many countries, particularly in developing regions, but information about the extent of these has often been sparse. This research review examines the best papers on the subject to form a comprehensive, global...

Intellectual property occupies a central position in the biotechnology innovation system, the expected source of new medicines, foods and bio-energy. An international and inter-disciplinary research team has convened for the last seven years in an attempt to better understand the mechanisms of...

"[This book] consolidates papers orginally presented at a workshop held in the fall of 2005 at the Robert Schumann Centre for International Studies at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy."--Preface

Introduction to Regulating LMOs -- The State of Science-based Regulation and GM crops -- Socio-Economic Considerations and the Regulations of LMOs -- Benefits to Producers and Society -- Consumer Choice -- Environmental Impacts -- Ethical/Equity -- Food Security -- Health Impacts -- Impacts on...