Fedoroff, Nina V. 1942-

Mendel in the kitchen : a scientist's view of genetically modified foods / Nina V. Fedoroff and Nancy Marie Brown. - Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, - xiii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.

"While European restaurants race to footnote menus, reassuring concerned gourmands that no genetically modified ingredients were used in the preparation of their food, starving populations around the world eagerly await the next harvest of scientifically improved crops. Mendel in the Kitchen provides a clear and balanced picture of this tangled, tricky (and very timely) topic "--HTML title screen.




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Genetically modified foods.
Plant genetic engineering.



Aliments.
Genetically modified foods.
Plant genetic engineering.
Genetische manipulatie.
Levensmiddelen.


Gentechnologie

Food, Genetically Modified.
Plants, Genetically Modified.

GENETIC ENGINEERING GENETIC MODIFICATION FOODS

TP248.65.F66 / F436 2004

641.3

WA 695 / F294m 2004