LEADER 04755nam 22007932 450 001 9910808352003321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-139-12436-6 010 $a1-107-22272-9 010 $a1-283-29840-6 010 $a1-139-12265-7 010 $a9786613298409 010 $a0-511-97754-9 010 $a1-139-11691-6 010 $a1-139-12757-8 010 $a1-139-11474-3 010 $a1-139-11255-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000122332 035 $a(EBL)775143 035 $a(OCoLC)769341840 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000554333 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11368680 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000554333 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10514310 035 $a(PQKB)11192838 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511977541 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC775143 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL775143 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10502704 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL329840 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000122332 100 $a20141103d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAgro-technology $ea philosophical introduction /$fR. Paul Thompson$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (xxiii, 233 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge introductions to philosophy and biology 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-13375-0 311 $a0-521-11797-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aScientific background. Population genetics ; Quantitative genetics ; Hybridisation ; Molecular genetics -- Application of genetics to agriculture. Genetic modification of plants and animals : techniques ; Agricultural biotechnology : current products and future prospects -- Philosophical and conceptual background. A primer of logic, reasoning and evidence ; Relevant ethical theories ; Harm and risk analysis ; The precautionary principle -- The controversy : ideological and theological objections. Advocacy and NGOs ; Interfering with life ; Patenting life -- The controversy : purported benefits. Environmental benefits ; Yield and food security benefits ; Health benefits -- The controversy : purported harms. Economic and corporate harms ; Environmental harms ; Health harms -- The organic alternative. The environment : conventional, organic and GM agriculture ; Health : evidential lacunae ; The problem of yields ; GM and organic the false dichotomy -- Impact on low and middle-income countries : poverty, farming, and colonial legacies -- Concluding remarks. 330 $aHumans have been modifying plants and animals for millennia. The dawn of molecular genetics, however, has kindled intense public scrutiny and controversy. Crops, and the food products which include them, have dominated molecular modification in agriculture. Organisations have made unsubstantiated claims and scare mongering is common. In this textbook Paul Thompson presents a clear account of the significant issues - identifying harms and benefits, analysing and managing risk - which lie beneath the cacophony of public controversy. His comprehensive analysis looks especially at genetically modified organisms, and includes an explanation of the scientific background, an analysis of ideological objections, a discussion of legal and ethical concerns, a suggested alternative - organic agriculture - and an examination of the controversy's impact on sub-Saharan African countries. His book will be of interest to students and other readers in philosophy, biology, biotechnology and public policy. 410 0$aCambridge introductions to philosophy and biology. 606 $aAgricultural biotechnology$xPhilosophy 606 $aGenetic engineering$xPhilosophy 606 $aAgricultural biotechnology$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aGenetic engineering$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aAgricultural biotechnology$xSocial aspects 606 $aGenetic engineering$xSocial aspects 615 0$aAgricultural biotechnology$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aGenetic engineering$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aAgricultural biotechnology$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aGenetic engineering$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aAgricultural biotechnology$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aGenetic engineering$xSocial aspects. 676 $a630 686 $aSCI075000$2bisacsh 700 $aThompson$b R. Paul$f1947-$01683125 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808352003321 996 $aAgro-technology$94053706 997 $aUNINA