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Mendel in the kitchen [electronic resource] : a scientist's view of genetically modified foods / Nina V. Fedoroff and Nancy Marie Brown.

By: Fedoroff, Nina V. (Nina Vsevolod), 1942-.
Contributor(s): Brown, Nancy Marie | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2004Description: xiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Genetically modified foods | Plant genetic engineeringGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 641.3 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Against the ways of nature -- The wild and the sown -- The power in the earth -- Genes and species -- Tinkering with evolution -- Making a chimera -- The product or the process -- Is it safe to eat? -- Poisoned rats or poisoned wells -- The butterfly and the corn borer -- Pollen has always flown -- The organic rule -- Sustaining agriculture -- Sharing the fruits -- Food for thought.
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641.3 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-350) and index.

Against the ways of nature -- The wild and the sown -- The power in the earth -- Genes and species -- Tinkering with evolution -- Making a chimera -- The product or the process -- Is it safe to eat? -- Poisoned rats or poisoned wells -- The butterfly and the corn borer -- Pollen has always flown -- The organic rule -- Sustaining agriculture -- Sharing the fruits -- Food for thought.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.