Description:Content: Introduction to agricultural biotechnology: challenges and prospects / William P. Ridley -- The future of agrobiotechnology: implications for national competitiveness / Nicholas G. Kalaitzandonakes -- Insecticidal Bacillus thurgingiensis plants versus chemical insecticides / Janet E. Carpenter ... [et al.] -- Applications of biotechnology for improving the healthfulness and utility of cereals / Ann E. Blechl -- Enabling grain distribution and food labeling using protein immunoassays for products of agricultural biotechnology / James W. Stave ... [et al.] -- Development of polymerase chain reaction methods to detect plant DNA in animal tissues / Matthias Klaften ... [et al.] -- A review of the food/feed safety and benefits of Bacillus thuringiensis protein containing insect-protected crops / Bruce Hammond -- Impact of Bacillus thuringiensis corn pollen on monarch butterfly populations: a risk assessment / Mark K. Sears -- Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis corn on natural enemies of the European corn borer / Kevin L. Steffey ... [et al.] -- Allergy assessment for food biotechnology / Gary Bannon ... [et al.] -- Role of compositional analyses in the evaluation of substantial equivalence for biotechnology crops / William P. Ridley ... [et al.] -- Biotechnology crops as feeds for livestock / J.H. Clark, I.R. Ipharraguerre.