Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Foods
Author:   Nancy Marie Brown ,  Nina V. Fedoroff ,  Joseph Henry Press
Publisher:   National Academies Press
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9780309097383


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   30 October 2004
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Nancy Marie Brown ,  Nina V. Fedoroff ,  Joseph Henry Press
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   Joseph Henry Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780309097383


ISBN 10:   030909738
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   30 October 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 1 Against the Ways of Nature; 3 2 The Wild and the Sown; 4 3 The Power in the Earth; 5 4 Genes and Species; 6 5 Tinkering with Evolution; 7 6 Making a Chimera; 8 7 The Product or the Process; 9 8 Is It Safe to Eat?; 10 9 Poisoned Rats or Poisoned Wells; 11 10 The Butterfly and the Corn Borer; 12 11 Pollen Has Always Flown; 13 12 The Organic Rule; 14 13 Sustaining Agriculture; 15 14 Sharing the Fruits; 16 15 Food for Thought; 17 Acknowledgments; 18 Notes; 19 Bibliography; 20 Index

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""Some countries, many in Europe, have imposed bans on importing and growing GM crops. Others, notably the U.S., have grown, cooked and eaten them without knowing about it, or seeming to care that they don't know.""


Some countries, many in Europe, have imposed bans on importing and growing GM crops. Others, notably the U.S., have grown, cooked and eaten them without knowing about it, or seeming to care that they don't know.


"""Some countries, many in Europe, have imposed bans on importing and growing GM crops. Others, notably the U.S., have grown, cooked and eaten them without knowing about it, or seeming to care that they don't know."""


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Nina V. Fedoroff and Nancy Marie Brown

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