Genes on the Menu
Facts for Knowledge-Based Decisions
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Beschreibung
Only little more than a decade ago the term "genetic engineering" was hardly known outside research laboratories. Today it regularly makes headlines in the news. Supporters and opponents as well tell us that it could change our lives more than any other technological advance. This book delivers the state-of-the-art facts in order to empower the public to make knowledge-based decisions about plant biotechnology and GM crops and GM food, in particular. It discusses the hot topics of the present debate in a neutral manner and will function as a personal reference book for the interested public, for decision maker, and managers of consumer organisations.
Only little more than a decade ago the term "genetic engineering" was hardly known outside research laboratories. Today it regularly makes headlines in the news. Supporters and opponents as well tell us that it could change our lives more than any other technological advance. This book delivers the state-of-the-art facts in order to empower the public to make knowledge-based decisions about plant biotechnology and GM crops and GM food, in particular. It discusses the hot topics of the present debate in a neutral manner and will function as a personal reference book for the interested public, for decision maker, and managers of consumer organisations.
Delivers the facts in order to empower the public to make knowledge-based decisions about plant biotechnology, GM crops and GM food, in particular
Discusses the hot topics in a neutral manner and functions as a personal reference book
Only little more than a decade ago the term "genetic engineering" was hardly known outside research laboratories. Today it is the stuff of regular news headlines. Supporters as well as opponents now tell us that it will change our lives more than any other technological advance. This excellent primer delivers the state-of-the-art facts in order to empower the public to make knowledge-based decisions about plant biotechnology and GM crops and GM food, in particular. It discusses the hot topics of the present debate in a neutral manner and can serve as a personal reference book for the interested public, for decision makers, and managers of consumer organizations.
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Paul Pechan
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European Union (EU) Food GMO agriculture biotechnology crops genetic engineering nutrition protein proteins quality
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From the reviews of the first edition:"This book delivers the state-of-the-art facts in order to empower the public to make knowledge-based decisions about plant biotechnology, GM crops, and GM foods. The 22 contributions discuss the ‘hot’ topics of the present debate in an explicitly neutral manner." (Journal of Consumer Policy, Vol. 29 (1), 2006)
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