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Mendel in the Kitchen : A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Foods by Nina V. Fedoroff and Nancy Marie Brown (2004, Perfect)

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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. Any farmer you talk to could tell you that we've been playing with the genetic makeup of our food for millennia, carefully coaxing nature to do our bidding. The practice officially dates back to Gregor Mendel-who was not a renowned scientist, but a 19th century Augustinian monk. Mendel spent many hours toiling in his garden, testing and cultivating more than 28,000 pea plants, selectively determining very specific characteristics of the peas that were produced, ultimately giving birth to the idea of heredity-and the now very common practice of artificially modifying our food. But as science takes the helm, steering common field practices into the laboratory, the world is now keenly aware of how adept we have become at tinkering with nature-which in turn has produced a variety of questions. Are genetically modified foods really safe? Will the foods ultimately make us sick, perhaps in ways we can't even imagine? Isn't it genuinely dangerous to change the nature of nature itself? Nina Fedoroff, a leading geneticist and recognized expert in biotechnology, answers these questions, and more. Addressing the fear and mistrust that is rapidly spreading, Federoff and her co-author, science writer Nancy Brown, weave a narrative rich in history, technology, and science to dispel myths and misunderstandings. In the end, Fedoroff arues, plant biotechnology can help us to become better stewards of the earth while permitting us to feed ourselves and generations of children to come. Indeed, this new approach to agriculture holds the promise of being the most environmentally conservative way to increase our food supply.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
National Academies Press
ISBN-10
030909738x
ISBN-13
9780309097383
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038252980

Product Key Features

Book Title
Mendel in the Kitchen : a Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Foods
Author
Nancy Marie Brown, Nina V. Fedoroff
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Biotechnology, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, General, Essays
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Science
Number of Pages
384 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Tp248.65.F66f436
Reviews
Some countries, many in Europe, have imposed bans on importing and growing GM crops. Others, notably the U.S., have grown, cooked and eaten them without knowing about it, or seeming to care that they don't know.
Copyright Date
2004
Lccn
2004-014040
Dewey Decimal
631.5233
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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