Preface Chapter One. Biotechnological Crops 1-1. Conventional Crossbreeding and the Green Revolution 1-2. Emergence of Biotechnology 1-3. Nomenclature of Biotech Crops 1-4. Benefits and Safety of Biotech Crops Chapter Two. History and Status Quo of Biotech Crops 2-1. History of Biotech Crops 2-2. The Status Quo of GMO Crop Yield Chapter Three. Processes of Biotech Crops Development 3-1. Extracting Genes of Desirable Traits 3-2. DNA Recombination 3-3. Methods to Transform Recombinant Genes 3-4. Regeneration and the Event Selection of Biotech Crops 3-5. Marker Free Technology 3-6. Plastid Transformation Chapter Four. Biotech Crops in the Field 4-1. Examples and Breeding Principles of Biotech Crops a. Herbicide Tolerant Crops b. Insect-Resistant Crops c. Virus Disease Resistant Crops d. Oil Crops with Improved Fatty Acid Composition e. Plant with Improved Starch Contents and Structures f. Delayed-Ripening Tomato and Biotech Vaccines g. Biotech Crops Tolerant to Environmental Stresses h. Plants Resistant to Bacterial and Fungal Diseases i. Ultra Productive Rice with Immensely Increased Yield Productivity j. Coffee without Caffeine k. Blue Roses and Carnations l. Landmine Detecting Plants m. Duplicate Gene Transplant and Gene Stacked Event 4-2. Current State and Prospect of Biotech Rice Research 4-3. The Status of Korea 4-4. Effects of Bioengineered Crops Chapter Five. Risk Assessment and Regulation of Biotech Crops and Foods 5-1. Risk Assessment of Biotech Foods 5-2. Food Safety Assessment Principle and Method 5-3. Example of Food Safety Test of Biotech Crop in Korea a. Judgment on Substantial Equivalence b. Purpose of Development and Its Usage c. Details about Host d. Details about Vector e. Details about Transgene and Its Product f. Details on Transformant 5-4. Evaluation of the Biotech Crops on Environmental Safety 5-5. The Rules and Methods of Environmental Risk Evaluation 5-6. Approved Biotech Crops in Korea Chapter Six. Safety Management Status of Biotech Crops 6-1. South Korea 6-2. United States of America 6-3. Japan 6-4. Canada 6-5. EU 6-6. OECD Chapter Seven. Biotech Crops and the Consumer’s Option 7-1. Labeling of Genetically Modified Organism in South Korea 7-2. Labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms in Other Countries 7-3. Authorized Analysis Methods a. Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay Method b. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Methods Chapter Eight. Disputes over and the Scientific Facts of Biotechnological Crops 8-1. The Safety of the Human Body and Related Scientific Facts a. Doctor Pusetie’s Research b. The StarLink Corn Case c. Weevil in Australia d. Irina Ermakova e. The Mass Death of Sheep in India 8-2. Safety within the Environment and Related Scientific Facts a. Emergence of Super Weeds b. The Killing of Monarch Butterflies Caterpillar 8-3. Conclusion Chapter Nine. The Possibility and the Future of Genetically Crops Translator’s Note