GMOs decoded (Record no. 14245)
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fixed length control field | 02173cam a2200193 i 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
ISBN | 9780262039192 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Original cataloging agency | DLC |
Language of cataloging | eng |
Transcribing agency | DLC |
Modifying agency | DLC |
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 631.5/233 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
Personal name | Krimsky, Sheldon |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | GMOs decoded |
Remainder of title | a skeptic's view of genetically modified foods |
Statement of responsibility, etc | Sheldon Krimsky |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Name of publisher | The MIT Press |
Year of publication | 2019 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Number of Pages | xxii, 191 p. |
Other physical details | ill. |
490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
Series statement | Food, health, and the environment |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc | Since they were introduced to the market in the 1990s, GMOs (genetically modified organisms, including genetically modified crops), have been subject to a barrage of criticism. Agriculture has welcomed this new technology, but public opposition has been loud and scientific opinion mixed. In this book, the author examines the controversies over GMOs - health and safety concerns, environmental issues, the implications for world hunger, and the scientific consensus (or lack of one). He explores the viewpoints of a range of GMO skeptics, from public advocacy groups and nongovernmental organizations to scientists with differing views on risk and environmental impact. The author explains the differences between traditional plant breeding and "molecular breeding" through genetic engineering (GE); describes early GMO products, including the infamous Flavr Savr tomato; and discusses herbicide-, disease-, and insect-resistant GE plants. he considers the different American and European approaches to risk assessment dueling scientific interpretations of plant genetics, and the controversy over labeling GMO products. he analyzes a key 2016 report from the National Academies of Sciences on GMO health effects and considers the controversy over biofortified rice (Golden Rice) - which some saw as a humanitarian project and others as an exercise in public relations. Do GMO crops hold promise or peril? By offering an accessible review of the risks and benefits of GMO crops, and a guide to the controversies over them, the author helps readers judge for themselves. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Transgenic plants |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Crops |
General subdivision | Genetic engineering |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Genetically modified foods |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | Books |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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DIS Library | DIS Library | New Titles | 17/12/2019 | 875.00 | 631.5 Krimsky | MH009800 | Books |