The GMO deception : what you need to know about the food, corporations, and government agencies putting our families and our environment at risk / Sheldon Krimsky and Jeremy Gruber, editors ; foreword by Ralph Nader.
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- ISBN: 9781628736601 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 1628736607 (hbk.)
- Physical Description: xxxvii, 393 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2014]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-357) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: The science and regulation behind the GMO deception / by Sheldon Krimsky and Jeremy Gruber -- What is genetic engineering? An introduction to the science / by John Fagan, Michael Antoniou, and Claire Robinson -- Part 1: Safety studies: human and environmental health. The state of the science / by Stuart Newman ; Antibiotics in your corn / by Sheldon Krimsky and Timo Assmuth ; A conversation with Dr. Arpad Pusztai / by Samuel W. Anderson ; Glypho-gate / by Sheldon Krimsky, with Gilles-Eric Seralini, Robin Mesnage, and Benoit Bernay ; GM alfalfa: an uncalculated risk / by Phil Bereano ; The next generation of biohazard? Engineering plants to manufacture pharmaceuticals / by Brian Tokar ; Busting the big GMO myths / by John Fagan, Michael Antoniou, and Claire Robinson -- Part 2: Labeling and consumer activism. Codex food labeling committee debates international guideline / by Diane McCrea ; Consumers call on FDA to label GMO foods / by Colin O'Neil ; Genetically engineered foods: a right to know what you eat / by Phil Bereano ; Latina/o farmers and biotechnology / by Devon Pena ; Labeling genetically engineered food in California / by Pamm Larry and CRG staff ; Lax labeling policies betray public trust / by Joseph Mendelson ; A conversation with John Fagan / by Samuel W. Anderson for GeneWatch -- Part 3: GMOs in the developing world. The agrarian crisis in India / by Indrani Barpujari and Birenda Biru ; Bill Gates's excellent African adventure: a tale of technocratic agroindustrial philanthrocapitalism / by Phil Bereano ; Bt Brinjal in India: why it must not be released / by Aruna Rodrigues ; Hearts of darkness: the biotech industry's exploration of southern African famine / by Doreen Stabinsky ; Why GM crops will not feed the world / by Bill Freese -- Part 4: Corporate control of agriculture. Patented seeds vs. free inquiry / by Martha L. Crouch ; BGH and beyond: consolidating rural America / by Jack Doyle ; Changing seeds of seeds of change? / by Natalie DeGraaf ; Food, made from scratch / by Eric Hoffman ; Future imperfect: discussing the industrialization of agriculture with Deborah Koons Garcia / by Evan Lerner ; Stealing wisdom, stealing seeds: the neem tree of India becomes a symbol of greed / by Vandana Shiva -- Part 5: Regulation, policy, and law. AG Biotech policy: 2012 in review / by Colin O'Neil ; EPA and regulations / by Sheldon Krimsky ; GM food legislation: modified foods in the halls of power / by Lara Freeman ; Goliath vs. Schmeiser: Canadian court decision may leave multinationals vulnerable / by Phil Bereano and Martin Phillipson ; Legal challenge to genetically engineered Bt crops marches on / by Joseph Mendelson ; A primer on GMOs and international law / by Phil Bereano ; GMOs stalled in Europe: the strength of citizens' involvement / by Arnaud Apoteker -- Part 6: Ecology and sustainability. Environmental release of genetically engineered organisms: recasting the debate / by the GeneWatch editors ; The role of GMOs in sustainable agriculture / by Dough Gurian-Sherman ; Genetically modified crops and the intensification of agriculture / by Bill Freese ; Science interrupted: understanding transgenesis in its ecological context / by Ignacio Chapela ; agricultural technologies for a warming world / by Lim Li Ching ; Down on the farm: genetic engineering meets an ecologist / by David Pimentel ; Engineering crops for herbicide resistance / by Sheldon Krimsky and Roger Wrubel ; Genetic engineering for biological control: environmental risks / by David Pimentel ; GM mosquitoes: flying through the regulatory gaps? / by Lim Li Ching ; Why context matters / by Craig Holdrege -- Part 7: The ethics of GMOs. The biopiracy of wild rice / by Brian Carlson ; Conflicts of interest undermine agricultural biotechnology research / by Susan Benson, Mark Arax, and Rachel Burstein ; Genetically engineered foods changing the nature of nature / by Martin Teitel and Kimberly Wilson ; Lessons from the green revolution: do we need new technology to end hunger? / by Peter Rosset, Frances Moore Lappe, and Joseph Collins ; Let them eat promises: the fight to feed the world is being betrayed from within / by Devinder Sharma -- Part 8: Modifying animals for food. Ethical limits to bioengineering animals / by Paul Root Wolpe ; Back on "the farm" / by Rob DeSalle ; Biotechnology and milk: benefit or threat? / by Michael Hansen ; In the bullpen: livestock cloning / by Jaydee Hanson ; Canada banned BGH! / by Kimberly Wilson ; Food and drug Amalgamation / by Eric Hoffman ; Food unchained / by Samuel W. Anderson ; Just say no to milk hormones / by John Stauber ; Gene technology in the animal kingdom / by Paul B. Thompson ; Conclusion: the future of GM food / by Sheldon Krimsky ; Resources: what you can do about GMOs / by Jeremy Gruber. |
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Subject: | Genetically modified foods. Food > Biotechnology. Crops > Genetic engineering. |
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