ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
Australia's science future 3-4 May 2000
Full listing of papers
(2-5 May 2000)
Symposium themes
IT, telecommunications and control in the Web era
Genetic engineering of plants and animals
Genetic engineering of plants and animals
This session covers the advances that genetic engineering can bring to our understanding of how animals and plants develop and function and how this will contribute to agricultural production and help ensure sufficient food supplies on a global scale.
Speakers
Dr Carolyn Schultz
University of Melbourne
Genetic engineering: Food for the world with less environmental impact
Paper
Dr Frank Gubler
CSIRO Plant Industry
Exploring the plant genome
Paper
Professor Peter Rathjen
University of Adelaide
Rational genetic alteration of the mammalian genome: Scientific insight and application
Abstract