Uncertain peril : genetic engineering and the future of seeds
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Cummings, Claire Hope, 1943-
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LC Subjects
Agricultural biotechnology -- Political aspects.
Consumer protection -- Citizen participation.
Genetic engineering.
Seeds -- Biotechnology.
Transgenic plants -- Economic aspects.
Transgenic plants -- Risk assessment.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Consumer protection -- Citizen participation
Genetic engineering
Seeds -- Biotechnology
Transgenic plants -- Risk assessment
Other Subjects
Biodiversität
bioengineering.
Biotechnologie
Biotechnologie agricole -- Aspect politique.
Biotechnologie.
Biotechnology
Bürgerbeteiligung
Genetic Engineering
Génie génétique.
Landwirtschaft
Nonfiction.
Nutzpflanzen
Plantes transgéniques -- Aspect économique.
Risikoanalyse
Seeds -- genetics
Transgene Pflanzen
Umweltpolitik

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xix, 232 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
UPC
2580009

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index.
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Electronic version is restricted to subscribing institutions.
Description
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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cummings, C. H. (2008). Uncertain peril: genetic engineering and the future of seeds . Beacon Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cummings, Claire Hope, 1943-. 2008. Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds. Boston, Mass.: Beacon Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cummings, Claire Hope, 1943-. Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds Boston, Mass.: Beacon Press, 2008.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Cummings, C. H. (2008). Uncertain peril: genetic engineering and the future of seeds. Boston, Mass.: Beacon Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cummings, Claire Hope. Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds Beacon Press, 2008.

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