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Autore |
McHughen Alan |
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Titolo |
Pandora's picnic basket [[electronic resource] ] : the potential and hazards of genetically modified foods / / Alan McHughen |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-59488-8 |
9786613624710 |
0-19-158792-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Genetically modified foods |
Food - Biotechnology |
Transgenic plants |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Introduction: table d'hôte or á la carte?; 1 Hors-d'œeuvres and entrées; 2 Cooking school primer: molecular genetics for everyone; 3 Home cooking! DIY guide to genetic engineering; 4 Salad days? Conventional and GM foods; 5 Food: the offal truth; 6 The issues-where's the beef?; 7 Figure it out; 8 'More wine, sir?': the role of science in regulation; 9 Not on the table: the really scary stuff; 10 'Waiter, what do you recommend?': who's serving my best interests?; 11 More small fry and red herrings; 12 'Waiter, I can't understand the menu': labelling problems |
13 'Waiter, can't I have a GM-free meal ?'14 'The chef does not share his recipes': intellectual property and GM technology; 15 Just desserts; 16 Post-prandial delights: some resources; Glossary and abbreviations; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; L; M; P; R; T; V; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first book to look at all the issues involved in GM (genetically modified food) technology in a clear and dispassionate way. Alan McHughen surveys the technology that makes GM food possible, assesses the risk of health and environmental dangers and the |
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