GMO food : a reference handbook / David E. Newton.
The book provides clear, factual information and background on the history of genetically modified crops and foods, covering topics such as the historic methods of plant and animal modification (such as cross-breeding) and important discoveries in genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetic e...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
ABC-CLIO,
[2014]
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| Series: | Contemporary world issues.
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| Summary: | The book provides clear, factual information and background on the history of genetically modified crops and foods, covering topics such as the historic methods of plant and animal modification (such as cross-breeding) and important discoveries in genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetic engineering, and related fields; the social, political, philosophical, and economic issues that have arisen with these scientific advances; and the laws and regulations that have resulted from the range of attitudes about GMO foods. The book also supplies additional resources for readers performing extensive research in an annotated bibliography of books, articles, reports, and web pages. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-308) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781610696852 (hard copy : alk. paper) 1610696859 (hard copy : alk. paper) |