This book is a compendium of research and review articles of some of the latest developments in genetic engineering. Here you will find reports of research, reviews of research, and calls for research, as well as discussion about risk assessment and risk management. Here you will discover the work of scientists from a broad range of disciplines including botany, entomology, plant pathology, microbial ecology, virology, fish and wildlife, evolutionary biology, genetics, public health, and environmental studies. Here too you will find a volume that has benefited from the insights and comments of the many people who have helped ensure that each chapter was peer reviewed.