THE ECOLOGY AND BIOSAFETY OF BACULOVIRUSES

Advances in the use of molecular techniques - particularly for virus i dentification, the investigation of latency and the infection process, plus the development of a theoretical framework containing a higher d egree of biological realism - have pushed baculovirus ecology forward in the past few years. This has created a scenario in which many hithe rto intractable questions about the behaviour of natural and genetical ly modified baculoviruses can now be addressed. (C) Current Biology Lt d.