GENETIC MODIFIED ORGANISMS AND THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMICAL IMPACT
GENETIC MODIFIED ORGANISMS AND THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMICAL IMPACT

Summary/Abstract: Genetic engineering appeared as an own scientific discipline at the beginnings of ’70 and till today it has many definitions, but the most comprehensive looks to be the following: genetic engineering represents an ensemble of methods and technologies made “in vitro” with genes, chromosomes and some times with entire cells, on the purpose of “building” of some new genetic structures with premeditated hereditary properties (Popa L. şi col., 1982, cit. Vlaic A., 1998). Practically the term of genetic modified organism designate every organism of which genetic patrimony was modified using the specific methods of genetic engineering. Presently the genetic modified organisms have an increasing role in the environment, this being the reason why this paper presents the GMO and their socio-economical role. The purpose of the paper is to produce an exhaustive image regarding the presence of the GMO, regarding their utilisation and risks. Supplementary the paper presents the way how the transgenic plants were obtain.

• Details
• Contents