Uncertain peril : genetic engineering and the future of seeds / Claire Hope Cummings.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cummings, Claire Hope, 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Agricultural biotechnology > Political aspects.
Transgenic plants > Economic aspects.
Transgenic plants > Risk assessment.
Consumer protection > Citizen participation.
Seeds > Biotechnology.
Genetic engineering.
Seeds > genetics
Genetic Engineering
Biotechnology
bioengineering.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 232 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index.
ISBN:9780807085912
080708591X
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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