Knowledge gaps with respect to the effects of genetically modified crops on the functioning of soil ecosystems
This report presents the results of an inventory of needs and knowledge gaps with res...
20-12-2018
Are Teosinte and Feral Maize present in the Netherlands?
As part of the European market approval process, the Netherlands Commission on Geneti...
12-10-2011
Epigenetics, an update
The research report ‘Epigenetics, an update’ was commissioned by the Neth...
29-11-2011
Biotechnology in the news. Lessons from a quantitative analysis of news articles on biotechnology between July 2005 and June 2010
Assuming that the media reflect to a large extend the public debate about biotechnolo...
06-02-2018
Research report ‘The importance of maize and oilseed rape field margins for Lepidoptera’
Many of the genetically modified (GM) agricultural crops cultivated worldwide are ins...
07-12-2015
Biological control of pests in GM plant experiments: risks, benefits and consequences for containment
In greenhouses and growth chambers sometimes pests, such as aphids, whiteflies and th...
08-12-2014
Research report Ecological and experimental constraints for field trials to study potential effects of transgenic Bt-crops on non-target insects and spiders
Field trials are an important element of the environmental risk assessment that is a ...
26-11-2015
Screening of the COGEM lists of non-pathogenic bacteria and fungi for postharvest diseases and plant pathogens
In the Netherlands the handling and containment of GMOs is regulated by law. In this ...
30-10-2012
Gene therapy clinical trials: what about the environment? A comparison between the Netherlands and North America
Gene therapy offers perspectives for the treatment of diseases that are difficult to ...
04-09-2015
Research report Assessment of preclinical gene therapy studies worldwide
Frequently, the success of preclinical gene therapy studies in animal models is repor...