자료유형 | E-Book |
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개인저자 | Krimsky, Sheldon, author. |
서명/저자사항 | GMOs decoded :a skeptic's view of genetically modified foods /Sheldon Krimsky. |
발행사항 | Cambridge : The MIT Press, 2019. |
형태사항 | 1 online resource (xxii, 191 pages) : illustrations |
총서사항 | Food, health, and the environment |
소장본 주기 | Added to collection customer.56279.3 |
ISBN | 9780262350747 0262350742 |
서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
내용주기 | Series foreword -- Foreword / Marion Nestle -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Traditional plant breeding -- Molecular breeding -- Differences between traditional and molecular breeding and their significance for evaluating crops -- Early products in agricultural biotechnology -- Herbicide-resistant transgenic crops -- Disease-resistant transgenic crops -- Insect-resistant crops -- Genetic mechanisms and GMO risk assessment -- Contested viewpoints on the health and environmental effects of GMOs -- Labeling GMOs -- The 2016 National Academies study -- The promise and protests of golden rice -- Science studies and the GMO conflict -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index. |
요약 | The debate over genetically modified organisms: health and safety concerns, environmental impact, and scientific opinions. Since they were introduced to the market in the late 1990s, GMOs (genetically modified organisms, including genetically modified crops), have been subject to a barrage of criticism. Agriculture has welcomed this new technology, but public opposition has been loud and scientific opinion mixed. In GMOs Decoded, Sheldon Krimsky examines the controversies over GMOs--health and safety concerns, environmental issues, the implications for world hunger, and the scientific consensus (or lack of one). He explores the viewpoints of a range of GMO skeptics, from public advocacy groups and nongovernmental organizations to scientists with differing views on risk and environmental impact. Krimsky explains the differences between traditional plant breeding and "molecular breeding" through genetic engineering (GE); describes early GMO products, including the infamous Flavr Savr tomato; and discusses herbicide-, disease-, and insect-resistant GE plants. He considers the different American and European approaches to risk assessment, dueling scientific interpretations of plant genetics, and the controversy over labeling GMO products. He analyzes a key 2016 report from the National Academies of Sciences on GMO health effects and considers the controversy over biofortified rice (Golden Rice)--which some saw as a humanitarian project and others as an exercise in public relations. Do GMO crops hold promise or peril By offering an accessible review of the risks and benefits of GMO crops, and a guide to the controversies over them, Krimsky helps readers judge for themselves. |
일반주제명 | Transgenic plants. Crops -- Genetic engineering. Genetically modified foods. SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental). Crops -- Genetic engineering. Genetically modified foods. Transgenic plants. |
언어 | 영어 |
기타형태 저록 | Print version:Krimsky, Sheldon.GMOs decoded.Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019]9780262039192 |
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