| Description |
x, 163 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
"Genetic engineering is revolutionizing the world's food production, but for whose benefit and at what cost to consumers and to the environment? Within a very few years, much of what we eat will have been genetically modified, but what will be the consequences for public health, consumer choice and ecological stability?" "Against the Grain challenges this abrupt transformation of food crops as an experiment inadequately designed and incompletely tested. The authors show these new methods to be far from fail-safe or risk free. They raise disturbing issues of failed government oversight and an industry underestimating or ignoring potential dangers in its rush to exploit the new technologies." "Comprehensively supported with facts and references, the book provides a full account of the science and technologies involved in producing 'transgenic plants'. It also explains the scale and speed of what is going on, and argues for full public accountability and control of new developments."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Germplasm resources, Plant.
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Plant genetics.
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Agricultural biotechnology.
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Food -- Biotechnology.
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Food crops -- Genetic engineering.
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Plant genetic engineering -- Health aspects.
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Plant genetic engineering -- Environmental aspects.
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Plant genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Crops, Agricultural -- genetics.
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Biotechnology.
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Plants, Genetically Modified.
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Bioethics.
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| Author |
Bailey, Britt.
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| LC no. |
00002008 |
| ISBN |
1853835765 hardback |
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9781853835766 hardback |
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1853836575 paperback |
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9781853836572 paperback |
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