LEADER 02682nam  22006374a 450 
001 9910782372203321
005 20230721032938.0
010   $a0-8070-8591-X
035   $a(CKB)1000000000541964
035   $a(OCoLC)271200950
035   $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10256103
035   $a(SSID)ssj0000263905
035   $a(PQKBManifestationID)11239850
035   $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000263905
035   $a(PQKBWorkID)10283635
035   $a(PQKB)11741391
035   $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3118033
035   $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6069403
035   $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3118033
035   $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10256103
035   $a(OCoLC)922967978
035   $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6069403
035   $a(EXLCZ)991000000000541964
100   $a20070625d2008      uy             0
101 0 $aeng
135   $aurcn|||||||||
181   $ctxt
182   $cc
183   $acr
200 10$aUncertain peril$b[electronic resource] $egenetic engineering and the future of seeds /$fClaire Hope Cummings
210   $aBoston, Mass. $cBeacon Press$dc2008
215   $a1 online resource (252 p.) 
300   $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
311   $a0-8070-8580-4 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-217) and index.
327   $aThe rise of the techno-elites -- Trade secrets -- Trespass -- Political science -- The ownership society -- The turning points -- Who owns rice? -- The botany of scarcity -- The botany of abundance -- A green wealth -- Ripe for change -- A conversation with corn -- The down-turned hand -- A cabinet of seeds displayed -- Epilogue: the seeded earth.
330   $aExamines the rise of industrial agriculture and plant biotechnology, the fall of public interest science, and the folly of patenting seeds.  The author suggests how green technologies and new approaches to food and farming methods will provide a way out of this growing predicament.
606   $aAgricultural biotechnology$xPolitical aspects
606   $aTransgenic plants$xEconomic aspects
606   $aTransgenic plants$xRisk assessment
606   $aConsumer protection$xCitizen participation
606   $aSeeds$xBiotechnology
615  0$aAgricultural biotechnology$xPolitical aspects.
615  0$aTransgenic plants$xEconomic aspects.
615  0$aTransgenic plants$xRisk assessment.
615  0$aConsumer protection$xCitizen participation.
615  0$aSeeds$xBiotechnology.
676   $a631.5/21
700   $aCummings$b Claire Hope$f1943-$01545555
801  0$bMiAaPQ
801  1$bMiAaPQ
801  2$bMiAaPQ
906   $aBOOK
912   $a9910782372203321
996   $aUncertain peril$93800539
997   $aUNINA