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1 online resource (226 pages) illustrations |
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Foreword / Sir Gordon Conway -- About the authors -- Introduction -- 1. Cultivating sacred rice in Nihe, China and Davis, California / (Pam) -- The farm -- 2. Why organic agriculture? / (Raoul) -- 3. The tools of organic agriculture / (Raoul) -- The lab -- 4. The tools of genetic engineering / (Pam) -- Consumers -- 5. Legislating lunch / (Pam) -- 6. Who can we trust? / (Pam) -- 7. Is GE food risky to eat? / (Pam) |
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The environment -- 8. Conserving wildlands / (Pam) -- 9. Weeds, gene flow, and the environment / (Pam) -- Ownership -- 10. Who owns the seed? / (Pam) -- 11. Who owns the genes? / (Pam) -- Dinner -- 12. Deconstructing dinner: genetically engineered, organically grown / (Pam & Raoul) -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
Through dialogue with friends and family, the authors explore explore the use of GE agriculture and consumer concerns. They discuss the contents of their own largely organic pantry, what they choose to feed their children, and how they have developed a specific criteria for the use of GE in agriculture |
| Analysis |
Organic Farming |
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Genetic Engineering |
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Biotechnology |
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Foods |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Food -- Biotechnology.
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Genetically modified foods.
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Organic farming.
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Genetic engineering.
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Food, Genetically Modified
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foods.
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genetically modified organisms.
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alternative agriculture.
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Agriculture biologique.
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Biotechnologie.
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Génie génétique.
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Organismes génétiquement modifiés.
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Aliments.
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Food -- Biotechnology.
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Genetic engineering.
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Genetically modified foods.
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Organic farming.
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Biologisches Lebensmittel
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Gentechnisch verändertes Lebensmittel
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Adamchak, Raoul W., 1953-
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Oxford University Press
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| LC no. |
2007007071 |
| ISBN |
9780199867196 |
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0199867194 |
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0199742421 |
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9780199742424 |
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0198041314 |
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9780198041313 |
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0199756694 |
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9780199756698 |
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9786611851576 |
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6611851577 |
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1281851574 |
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9781281851574 |
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