Seeds for the Future: The Impact of Genetically Modified Crops on the Environment - Brossura

Thomson, Jennifer A.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0801473683 ISBN 13: 9780801473685

Casa editrice: Comstock Pub Assoc, 2007

Riassunto

Plants have long been genetically modified through crossbreeding and other basic agricultural techniques to make crops more resilient, nutritious, and profitable. In recent decades, however, advances in genetic engineeringincluding the ability to blend genetic material from animals with that of plantshave allowed farmers to grow crops that resist insect pests, weeds, viruses, and drought; provide increased iron or beta carotene; deliver vaccines and antibodies; reduce common allergens and pollutants; and augment marketable qualities such as delayed ripening. The complicated scientific, environmental, legal, cultural, and ethical issues surrounding these crops are being hotly debated all over the world. In Seeds for the Future, an internationally respected molecular geneticist and food researcher, Jennifer A. Thomson, describes how these crops are developed, distributed, and regulated.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Jennifer A. Thomson is Professor of Microbiology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She is on the boards of a number of biotechnology organizations including the African Agricultural Technology Foundation, based in Nairobi.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Comstock Pub Assoc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0801473683
• ISBN 13: 9780801473685
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 158
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile