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GMO food : a reference handbook
- Author
- Newton, David E., author.
- Title
- GMO food : a reference handbook / David E. Newton.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2014] ©2014
- Description
- xvii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Variant title
- Genetically modified organisms food Genetically modified food
- Uniform series
- Contemporary world issues.
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-308) and index.
- Contents
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- Background and history
- Problems, controversies, and solutions
- Perspectives
- Profiles
- Data and documents
- Resources for further research
- Chronology.
- Summary
- The book provides clear, factual information and background on the history of genetically modified crops and foods, covering topics such as the historic methods of plant and animal modification (such as cross-breeding) and important discoveries in genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetic engineering, and related fields; the social, political, philosophical, and economic issues that have arisen with these scientific advances; and the laws and regulations that have resulted from the range of attitudes about GMO foods. The book also supplies additional resources for readers performing extensive research in an annotated bibliography of books, articles, reports, and web pages.
- Subject headings
- Genetically modified foods. Genetically modified foods--Social aspects. Genetically modified foods--Risk assessment. Transgenic plants.
- ISBN
- 9781610696852 (hard copy : alk. paper) 1610696859 (hard copy : alk. paper) 9781610696869 (ebook)