| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 269 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
A brave new world of biotechnology? : more like a brave old world! -- Myths, mistakes, misconceptions, and mendacity -- Science, common sense, and public policy -- Caution, precaution, and the precautionary principle -- The vagaries of U.S. regulation -- Legal liability issues / with Drew Kershen -- The vagaries of foreign and international regulation -- European resistance to biotechnology -- Climbing out of the quagmire |
| Summary |
"Henry Miller and Gregory Conko trace the origins of gene-splicing, its applications, and the backlash from consumer groups and government agencies against so-called "Frankenfoods"--America to Zimbabwe. They explain how a "happy conspiracy" of anti-technology activism, bureaucratic over-reach, and business lobbying has resulted in a regulatory framework in which there is an inverse relationship between the degree of product risk and degree of regulatory scrutiny. The net result, they argue, is a combination of public confusion, political manipulation, ill-conceived regulation (from such agencies as the USDA, EPA, and FDA), and ultimately, the obstruction of one of the safest and most promising technologies ever developed - with profoundly negative consequences for the environment and starving people around the world."--Jacket |
| Analysis |
Biotechnology |
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Government regulation |
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Social impact |
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United States |
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Risk management |
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Overseas item |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Biotechnology -- Social aspects
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Biotechnology -- Political aspects
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Biotechnology -- Government policy
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SCIENCE -- Philosophy & Social Aspects.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Social Aspects.
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Biotechnology -- Government policy
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Biotechnology -- Political aspects
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Biotechnology -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Conko, Gregory P
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| ISBN |
9780313038334 |
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0313038333 |
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9780275978792 |
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0275978796 |
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