Main Title |
Mendel in the kitchen : a scientist's view of genetically modified foods / |
Author |
Fedoroff, Nina V.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Joseph Henry Press, |
Year Published |
2004 |
OCLC Number |
55800762 |
ISBN |
0309092051; 9780309092050; 030909738X; 9780309097383 |
Subjects |
Genetically modified foods ;
Plant genetic engineering ;
Amelioration des plantes ;
Aliments ;
Genetische manipulatie ;
Levensmiddelen ;
Gentechnisch veranderter Organismus ;
Gentechnisch verandertes Lebensmittel ;
Gentechnologie ;
Pflanzenzeuchtung ;
Food, Genetically Modified ;
Plants, Genetically Modified ;
Amelioration des plantes ;
Gentechnisch vereanderter Organismus ;
Gentechnisch vereandertes Lebensmittel
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EIAM |
TP248.65.F66F436 2004 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
02/11/2005 |
EJBM |
TP248.65.F66F436 2004 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
10/08/2004 |
EOAM |
TP248.65.F66 2004 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
08/19/2015 |
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Collation |
xiii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-350) and index. |
Contents Notes |
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. "While European restaurants race to footnote menus, reassuring concerned gourmands that no genetically modified ingredients were used in the preparation of their food, starving populations around the world eagerly await the next harvest of scientifically improved crops. Mendel in the Kitchen provides a clear and balanced picture of this tangled, tricky (and very timely) topic "--HTML title screen. |