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Eat your genes : how genetically modified food is entering our diet / Stephen Nottingham.

By: Nottingham, Stephen, 1960-.
Publisher: London ; New York : Zed Books Ltd., 2003Edition: 2nd updated ed.Description: xxx, 212 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 1842773461.Subject(s): Genetically modified foods | Food -- Biotechnology | Crops -- Genetic engineeringDDC classification: 363.192
Contents:
Introduction. - 1. A brief history of genetic inprovement in agriculture. - 2. What is genetic engineering? - 3. Milking it: increasing yields and the pharming of proteins. - 4. Herbicide-resistant crops. - 5. Insect-resistant crops and a modified insect baculovirus. - 6. Designer food and engineered plants. - 7. Ecological risks. - 8. Risks to human health. - 9. Some ethical and moral issues. - 10. The lucrative art of patenting. - 11. Regulation of genetically modified oeganisms and food products. - 12. Marketing approval for genetically modified food in Europe. - 13. The consuming question of labelling. - 14. Impacts on the third world. - 15. Prospects for genetically modified food. - Abbreviations. - Glossasy. - Bibliography. - Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-202) and index.

Introduction. - 1. A brief history of genetic inprovement in agriculture. - 2. What is genetic engineering? - 3. Milking it: increasing yields and the pharming of proteins. - 4. Herbicide-resistant crops. - 5. Insect-resistant crops and a modified insect baculovirus. - 6. Designer food and engineered plants. - 7. Ecological risks. - 8. Risks to human health. - 9. Some ethical and moral issues. - 10. The lucrative art of patenting. - 11. Regulation of genetically modified oeganisms and food products. - 12. Marketing approval for genetically modified food in Europe. - 13. The consuming question of labelling. - 14. Impacts on the third world. - 15. Prospects for genetically modified food. - Abbreviations. - Glossasy. - Bibliography. - Index.