Binding: Paperback
Description: Genetically engineered plant products line the shelves of our grocery stores but we don't know which ones they are because no label identifies them. Should we be concerned? It is true that biotech companies are saying that engineered corn and canola are safe but are they telling the truth? In High Tech Harvest Paul Lurquin answers these questions and more believing that the public has a right to know and understand how its food is manipulated at the most basic level that of the DN a itself. With the goal to inform and a mission to reinforce the importance of the scientific method Paul Lurquin writes a comprehensive and user - friendly description of the scientific origins the development and the applications of genetically modified plants throughout the world today. Lurquin argues that only with an understanding of the basic science can people make informed and reasonable decisions about genetically modified foods.
Title: High Tech Harvest Understanding Genetically Modified Food Plants
Author(s): Lurquin Paul
Publisher: Basic Books
Barcode: 9780813341750
Pages: 236 Pages
Publication Date: 4/9/2004
Category: Technology: General Issues