| Main Title |
Lords of the harvest : biotech, big money, and the future of food / |
| Author |
Charles, Daniel.
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| Publisher |
Perseus Pub., |
| Year Published |
2001 |
| OCLC Number |
51317863 |
| ISBN |
073820773X; 9780738207735; 0738202916; 9780738202914 |
| Subjects |
Biotechnology industries--United States ;
Food industry and trade--United States ;
Genetically modified foods--Government policy--United States ;
Biotechnology industry--United States ;
Biotechnologie ;
Biotechnologie agricole ;
Aliments--Biotechnologie ;
Aliments transg eniques-- Etats-Unis ;
Aliments transg eniques--Politique gouvernementale-- Etats-Unis ;
Agriculture--Innovations-- Etats-Unis ;
Bio-industries-- Etats-Unis
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
HD9999.B443U6176 2001 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
02/14/2003 |
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| Collation |
xix, 348 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Notes |
Includes index. |
| Contents Notes |
1. The first transformation -- 2. Marching on Washington -- 3. "Everything was worth doing" -- 4. The first useful gene : Bacillus thuringiensis and its many inventors -- 5. Gifts of god -- 6. Genes that love poisons -- 7. Triumphs of tinkering -- 8. Forces in opposition -- 9. Seed wars -- 10. The tomato that ate Calgene -- 11. Tremors of anticipation -- 12. Summers of triumph, summers of discord -- 13. Power plays -- 14. Backlash -- 15. The wheels come off -- 16. The deluge -- 17. Global claims -- 18. Perched on a precipice -- 19. Infinite horizons. Explains how Monsanto, a chemical company, used three young scientists to create bioengineered plants in order to make more money, and discusses the negative effects their greed will have on the world's food supply. |
| Place Published |
Cambridge, Mass. : |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2001. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2002113414 |
| Merged OCLC records |
49551330 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20030213104845 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
01139nam 2200325Ia 45020 |
