| Description |
xiii, 370 pages : illustrations |
| Contents |
Against the ways of nature -- The wild and the sown -- The power in the earth -- Genes and species -- Tinkering with evolution -- Making a chimera -- The product or the process -- Is it safe to eat? -- Poisoned rats or poisoned wells -- The butterfly and the corn borer -- Pollen has always flown -- The organic rule -- Sustaining agriculture -- Sharing the fruits -- Food for thought |
| Summary |
"Nina Fedoroff, a leading expert in plant molecular biology and genetics, looks at the many issues raised by contemporary techniques for modifying food plants. She answers the most commonly asked questions - and some we didn't think to ask. Fedoroff and her co-author, science writer Nancy Marie Brown, weave a narrative rich in history, technology, and science to dispel myths and misunderstandings. In the end, Fedoroff argues, the new molecular approaches hold the promise of being the most environmentally conservative way to increase our food supply, helping us to become better stewards of the earth while enabling us to feed ourselves and generations to come."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Genetically modified food |
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Genetically modified crops |
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Food safety |
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Scientific research |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-350) and index |
| Notes |
Also available in electronic form via the Internet as viewed 10/29/2004 |
| Subject |
Genetically modified foods.
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Plant genetic engineering.
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| Author |
Brown, Nancy Marie.
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EBSCOhost
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| LC no. |
2004014040 |
| ISBN |
0309092051 cloth |
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