Mutagenesis Testing Program

By Valcovic, Lawrence R.

Book Id: WPLBN0000010500
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Mutagenesis Testing Program
Author:	Valcovic, Lawrence R.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, United Nations., United Nations. Office for Disarmament Affairs
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Disarmament Documents
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Publisher:	United Nations- Office for Disarmament Affairs (Unoda)


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Government Reference Publication

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Excerpt: Over the past decade the field of mutagenesis has experienced widespread growth. This, of course, is a result of the increasing concern over the potential hazard to man of the chemicals in the environment and the concern for the future generations as they may be affected by changes in the genes and chromosomes of the current generation. The majority of this effort has been taking place in the research laboratory where scientists have been at work devising and developing test systems for detecting chemicals with mutagenic potential. The effort in the Laboratory of Environmental Mutagenesis has focused primarily in this area; i.e., developing new methodology ranging from the short-term bacterial tests to whole animal tests which can be used for developing quantitative data in estimating risks to the human population.