Delwedd Flaen

Uncertain peril genetic engineering and the future of seeds /

Examines the rise of industrial agriculture and plant biotechnology, the fall of public interest science, and the folly of patenting seeds. The author suggests how green technologies and new approaches to food and farming methods will provide a way out of this growing predicament.

Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Cummings, Claire Hope, 1943-
Awdur Corfforaethol: ebrary, Inc
Fformat: Electronig eLyfr
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, c2008.
Pynciau:
Agricultural biotechnology > Political aspects.
Transgenic plants > Economic aspects.
Transgenic plants > Risk assessment.
Consumer protection > Citizen participation.
Seeds > Biotechnology.
Electronic books.
Mynediad Ar-lein:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Tagiau: Ychwanegu Tag
Dim Tagiau, Byddwch y cyntaf i dagio'r cofnod hwn!
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • The rise of the techno-elites
  • Trade secrets
  • Trespass
  • Political science
  • The ownership society
  • The turning points
  • Who owns rice?
  • The botany of scarcity
  • The botany of abundance
  • A green wealth
  • Ripe for change
  • A conversation with corn
  • The down-turned hand
  • A cabinet of seeds displayed
  • Epilogue: the seeded earth.

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