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Little more than a decade ago, in the early 1980s, the term 'genetic engineering' was hardly known outside research laboratories. By now, though, its use is widespread. Those in favour of genetic engineering - and those against it - tell us that it has the potential to change our lives perhaps more than any other scientific or technological advance. But what are the likely consequences of genetic engineering? Is it ethically acceptable? Should we...
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Monographic collection of case studies and essays on experiments in cooperatives and collective human settlements in the USA during the 1960s and 1970s - discusses free health services and educational institutions, food cooperatives, urban area communes, etc. As well as issues relating to equal opportunity, participatory organizations and alternative social services. References.
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Abstract: In an attempt to trace changes in food production and food consumption since 1950 when the first statistics were available, this book deals with what has happened and makes no attempt to predict. Since 1950, the world food problems consist of a large proportion of the population of Africa, Asia and Latin America, where people are either undernourished, malnourished or both. Hunger has been attributed to both population growth and poverty,...
13) By bread alone
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Monograph on world food security and the prospects for future food shortages due to population growth - proposes such measures as birth control, voluntary dietary change in the developed countries, agricultural development to increase food production in the developing countries, etc. Graphs, references and statistical tables.
14) Fed Up
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Narrated by Katie Couric, the film blows the lid off everything that was known about food and exercise, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public. Exposing the hidden truths contributing to one of the largest health epidemics in history, it follows a group of families battling to lead healthier lives and reveals why the conventional wisdom of 'exercise and eat right'...
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