The regulation of the release of transgenic organisms has been one of
the most controversial issues of the past few years. At last month's A
NZAAS Congress, Paul Barnes and Kees Hulsman sought to develop greater
confidence in the present system when they outlined a new framework f
or analysing proposals for field trials of transgenic organisms. In a
detailed example they find shortcomings in the Genetic Manipulation Ad
visory Committee's assessment of a proposal to release transgenic cott
on.