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Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]]
| Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Thompson R. Paul <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 630 |
| Collana | Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural biotechnology - Philosophy
Genetic engineering - Philosophy Agricultural biotechnology - Moral and ethical aspects Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Agricultural biotechnology - Social aspects Genetic engineering - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-139-12436-6
1-107-22272-9 1-283-29840-6 1-139-12265-7 9786613298409 0-511-97754-9 1-139-11691-6 1-139-12757-8 1-139-11474-3 1-139-11255-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Scientific 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461448603321 |
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]]
| Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Thompson R. Paul <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 630 |
| Collana | Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural biotechnology - Philosophy
Genetic engineering - Philosophy Agricultural biotechnology - Moral and ethical aspects Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Agricultural biotechnology - Social aspects Genetic engineering - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-139-12436-6
1-107-22272-9 1-283-29840-6 1-139-12265-7 9786613298409 0-511-97754-9 1-139-11691-6 1-139-12757-8 1-139-11474-3 1-139-11255-4 |
| Classificazione | SCI075000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Scientific 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789719503321 |
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Thompson R. Paul <1947->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]]
| Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Thompson R. Paul <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 630 |
| Collana | Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural biotechnology - Philosophy
Genetic engineering - Philosophy Agricultural biotechnology - Moral and ethical aspects Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Agricultural biotechnology - Social aspects Genetic engineering - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-139-12436-6
1-107-22272-9 1-283-29840-6 1-139-12265-7 9786613298409 0-511-97754-9 1-139-11691-6 1-139-12757-8 1-139-11474-3 1-139-11255-4 |
| Classificazione | SCI075000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Scientific 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808352003321 |
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Thompson R. Paul <1947->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economic and social issues in agricultural biotechnology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert E. Evenson, V. Santaniello and D. Zilberman
| Economic and social issues in agricultural biotechnology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert E. Evenson, V. Santaniello and D. Zilberman |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford ; ; New York, : CABI, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5233 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
EvensonRobert E
SantanielloV ZilbermanDavid <1947-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural biotechnology - Economic aspects
Agricultural biotechnology - Social aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-83359-9
9786610833597 0-85199-788-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgement; Introduction and Overview; Chapter 1 From the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution; Chapter 2 Conflicts in Intellectual Property Rights of Genetic Resources: Implications for Agricultural Biotechnology1; Chapter 3 Sui generis Protection of Plant Varieties in Asian Agriculture: a Regional Regime in the Making?; Chapter 4 Intellectual Property Aspects of Traditional Agricultural Knowledge; Chapter 5 Farmers' Rights and Intellectual Property Rights - Reconciling Conflicting Concepts; Chapter 6 Universities, Technology Transfer and Industrial R&D
Chapter 7 Mergers and Intellectual Property in Agricultural BiotechnologyChapter 8 Cost of Conserving Genetic Resources at ex Situ Genebanks: an Example of the ICARDA Genebank; Chapter 9 Impact of Terminator Technologies in Developing Countries: a Framework for Economic Analysis; Chapter 10 The Impact of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies on Developing Countries: a Forecast; Chapter 11 Managing Proprietary Technology in Agricultural Research; Chapter 12 Is Marker-assisted Selection Cost-effective Compared with Conventional Plant Breeding Methods? The Case of Quality Protein Maize Chapter 13 Can Biotechnology Reach the Poor? The Adequacy of Information and Seed Delivery*Chapter 14 Value of Engineered Virus Resistance in Crop Plants and Technology Cooperation with Developing Countries; Chapter 15 Institutions and Institutional Capacity for Biotechnology - a Case Study of India; Chapter 16 Social and Economic Impact Ex Ante Evaluation of Embrapa's Biotechnology Research Products; Chapter 17 Intellectual Property Protection and the International Marketing of Agricultural Biotechnology: Firm and Host Country Impacts Chapter 18 Efficiency Effects of Bt Cotton Adoption by Smallholders in Makhathini Flats, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaChapter 19 Income and Employment Effects of Transgenic Herbicide-resistant Cassava in Colombia: a Preliminary Simulation; Chapter 20 Estimating the Economic Effects of GMOs: the Importance of Policy Choices and Preferences; Chapter 21 Smallholders, Transgenic Varieties, and Production Efficiency: the Case of Cotton Farmers in China; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455641403321 |
| Wallingford ; ; New York, : CABI, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economic and social issues in agricultural biotechnology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert E. Evenson, V. Santaniello and D. Zilberman
| Economic and social issues in agricultural biotechnology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert E. Evenson, V. Santaniello and D. Zilberman |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford ; ; New York, : CABI, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5233 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
EvensonRobert E
SantanielloV ZilbermanDavid <1947-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural biotechnology - Economic aspects
Agricultural biotechnology - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-280-83359-9
9786610833597 0-85199-788-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgement; Introduction and Overview; Chapter 1 From the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution; Chapter 2 Conflicts in Intellectual Property Rights of Genetic Resources: Implications for Agricultural Biotechnology1; Chapter 3 Sui generis Protection of Plant Varieties in Asian Agriculture: a Regional Regime in the Making?; Chapter 4 Intellectual Property Aspects of Traditional Agricultural Knowledge; Chapter 5 Farmers' Rights and Intellectual Property Rights - Reconciling Conflicting Concepts; Chapter 6 Universities, Technology Transfer and Industrial R&D
Chapter 7 Mergers and Intellectual Property in Agricultural BiotechnologyChapter 8 Cost of Conserving Genetic Resources at ex Situ Genebanks: an Example of the ICARDA Genebank; Chapter 9 Impact of Terminator Technologies in Developing Countries: a Framework for Economic Analysis; Chapter 10 The Impact of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies on Developing Countries: a Forecast; Chapter 11 Managing Proprietary Technology in Agricultural Research; Chapter 12 Is Marker-assisted Selection Cost-effective Compared with Conventional Plant Breeding Methods? The Case of Quality Protein Maize Chapter 13 Can Biotechnology Reach the Poor? The Adequacy of Information and Seed Delivery*Chapter 14 Value of Engineered Virus Resistance in Crop Plants and Technology Cooperation with Developing Countries; Chapter 15 Institutions and Institutional Capacity for Biotechnology - a Case Study of India; Chapter 16 Social and Economic Impact Ex Ante Evaluation of Embrapa's Biotechnology Research Products; Chapter 17 Intellectual Property Protection and the International Marketing of Agricultural Biotechnology: Firm and Host Country Impacts Chapter 18 Efficiency Effects of Bt Cotton Adoption by Smallholders in Makhathini Flats, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaChapter 19 Income and Employment Effects of Transgenic Herbicide-resistant Cassava in Colombia: a Preliminary Simulation; Chapter 20 Estimating the Economic Effects of GMOs: the Importance of Policy Choices and Preferences; Chapter 21 Smallholders, Transgenic Varieties, and Production Efficiency: the Case of Cotton Farmers in China; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780352203321 |
| Wallingford ; ; New York, : CABI, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economic and social issues in agricultural biotechnology / / edited by Robert E. Evenson, V. Santaniello and D. Zilberman
| Economic and social issues in agricultural biotechnology / / edited by Robert E. Evenson, V. Santaniello and D. Zilberman |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford ; ; New York, : CABI, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5233 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
EvensonRobert E
SantanielloV ZilbermanDavid <1947-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural biotechnology - Economic aspects
Agricultural biotechnology - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-280-83359-9
9786610833597 0-85199-788-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgement; Introduction and Overview; Chapter 1 From the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution; Chapter 2 Conflicts in Intellectual Property Rights of Genetic Resources: Implications for Agricultural Biotechnology1; Chapter 3 Sui generis Protection of Plant Varieties in Asian Agriculture: a Regional Regime in the Making?; Chapter 4 Intellectual Property Aspects of Traditional Agricultural Knowledge; Chapter 5 Farmers' Rights and Intellectual Property Rights - Reconciling Conflicting Concepts; Chapter 6 Universities, Technology Transfer and Industrial R&D
Chapter 7 Mergers and Intellectual Property in Agricultural BiotechnologyChapter 8 Cost of Conserving Genetic Resources at ex Situ Genebanks: an Example of the ICARDA Genebank; Chapter 9 Impact of Terminator Technologies in Developing Countries: a Framework for Economic Analysis; Chapter 10 The Impact of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies on Developing Countries: a Forecast; Chapter 11 Managing Proprietary Technology in Agricultural Research; Chapter 12 Is Marker-assisted Selection Cost-effective Compared with Conventional Plant Breeding Methods? The Case of Quality Protein Maize Chapter 13 Can Biotechnology Reach the Poor? The Adequacy of Information and Seed Delivery*Chapter 14 Value of Engineered Virus Resistance in Crop Plants and Technology Cooperation with Developing Countries; Chapter 15 Institutions and Institutional Capacity for Biotechnology - a Case Study of India; Chapter 16 Social and Economic Impact Ex Ante Evaluation of Embrapa's Biotechnology Research Products; Chapter 17 Intellectual Property Protection and the International Marketing of Agricultural Biotechnology: Firm and Host Country Impacts Chapter 18 Efficiency Effects of Bt Cotton Adoption by Smallholders in Makhathini Flats, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaChapter 19 Income and Employment Effects of Transgenic Herbicide-resistant Cassava in Colombia: a Preliminary Simulation; Chapter 20 Estimating the Economic Effects of GMOs: the Importance of Policy Choices and Preferences; Chapter 21 Smallholders, Transgenic Varieties, and Production Efficiency: the Case of Cotton Farmers in China; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817399603321 |
| Wallingford ; ; New York, : CABI, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Engineering the farm [[electronic resource] ] : ethical and social aspects of agricultural biotechnology / / edited by Britt Bailey, Marc Lappé
| Engineering the farm [[electronic resource] ] : ethical and social aspects of agricultural biotechnology / / edited by Britt Bailey, Marc Lappé |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174/.96315233 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BaileyBritt
LappéMarc |
| Soggetto topico |
Genetic engineering - Social aspects
Agricultural biotechnology - Social aspects Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Agricultural biotechnology - Moral and ethical aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-61091-067-2
1-59726-869-0 1-4175-9577-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""About Island Press""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Ackowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: GMOs, Luddites, and Concerned Citizens""; ""Ch 1: Ethical Issues Involving the Production, Planting, and Distribution of Genetically Modified Crops""; ""Ch 2: Why Foor Biotechnology Needs and Opt Out""; ""Ch 3: A Naturalist Looks at agriculture Biotechnology""; ""Ch 4: When Transgenes Wander, Should We Worry?""; ""Ch 5: Patents, Plants, and People: The Need for a New Ethical Paradigm""
""Ch 6: Taking Seriously the Claim that Genetic Engineering Could End Hunger: A Critical Analysis""""Ch 7: The European Response to GM Foods: Rethinking Food Governance""; ""Ch 8: A Societal Role for Assessing the Safety of Bioengineered Foods""; ""Ch 9: Learning to Speak Ethics in Technological Debates""; ""Ch 10: A Perspective on Anti-Biotechnology Convictions""; ""Afterword: The Biotech Distraction""; ""Appendix A: In Defense of the Precautionary Principle""; ""Appensix B: A Declaration of Bioethics and Agricultural Biotechnology""; ""Notes""; ""Introduction & Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2"" ""Chapter 3 & 4""""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Chapter 9""; ""Chapter 10""; ""Appendix A""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Index""; ""Island Press Board of Directors 2002"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450630603321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Engineering the farm [[electronic resource] ] : ethical and social aspects of agricultural biotechnology / / edited by Britt Bailey, Marc Lappé
| Engineering the farm [[electronic resource] ] : ethical and social aspects of agricultural biotechnology / / edited by Britt Bailey, Marc Lappé |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174/.96315233 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BaileyBritt
LappéMarc |
| Soggetto topico |
Genetic engineering - Social aspects
Agricultural biotechnology - Social aspects Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Agricultural biotechnology - Moral and ethical aspects |
| ISBN |
1-55963-040-X
1-55963-947-4 1-61091-067-2 1-59726-869-0 1-4175-9577-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""About Island Press""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Ackowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: GMOs, Luddites, and Concerned Citizens""; ""Ch 1: Ethical Issues Involving the Production, Planting, and Distribution of Genetically Modified Crops""; ""Ch 2: Why Foor Biotechnology Needs and Opt Out""; ""Ch 3: A Naturalist Looks at agriculture Biotechnology""; ""Ch 4: When Transgenes Wander, Should We Worry?""; ""Ch 5: Patents, Plants, and People: The Need for a New Ethical Paradigm""
""Ch 6: Taking Seriously the Claim that Genetic Engineering Could End Hunger: A Critical Analysis""""Ch 7: The European Response to GM Foods: Rethinking Food Governance""; ""Ch 8: A Societal Role for Assessing the Safety of Bioengineered Foods""; ""Ch 9: Learning to Speak Ethics in Technological Debates""; ""Ch 10: A Perspective on Anti-Biotechnology Convictions""; ""Afterword: The Biotech Distraction""; ""Appendix A: In Defense of the Precautionary Principle""; ""Appensix B: A Declaration of Bioethics and Agricultural Biotechnology""; ""Notes""; ""Introduction & Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2"" ""Chapter 3 & 4""""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Chapter 9""; ""Chapter 10""; ""Appendix A""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Index""; ""Island Press Board of Directors 2002"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783252103321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Engineering the farm : ethical and social aspects of agricultural biotechnology / / edited by Britt Bailey, Marc Lappe
| Engineering the farm : ethical and social aspects of agricultural biotechnology / / edited by Britt Bailey, Marc Lappe |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174/.96315233 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BaileyBritt
LappeMarc |
| Soggetto topico |
Genetic engineering - Social aspects
Agricultural biotechnology - Social aspects Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Agricultural biotechnology - Moral and ethical aspects |
| ISBN |
1-55963-040-X
1-55963-947-4 1-61091-067-2 1-59726-869-0 1-4175-9577-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""About Island Press""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Ackowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: GMOs, Luddites, and Concerned Citizens""; ""Ch 1: Ethical Issues Involving the Production, Planting, and Distribution of Genetically Modified Crops""; ""Ch 2: Why Foor Biotechnology Needs and Opt Out""; ""Ch 3: A Naturalist Looks at agriculture Biotechnology""; ""Ch 4: When Transgenes Wander, Should We Worry?""; ""Ch 5: Patents, Plants, and People: The Need for a New Ethical Paradigm""
""Ch 6: Taking Seriously the Claim that Genetic Engineering Could End Hunger: A Critical Analysis""""Ch 7: The European Response to GM Foods: Rethinking Food Governance""; ""Ch 8: A Societal Role for Assessing the Safety of Bioengineered Foods""; ""Ch 9: Learning to Speak Ethics in Technological Debates""; ""Ch 10: A Perspective on Anti-Biotechnology Convictions""; ""Afterword: The Biotech Distraction""; ""Appendix A: In Defense of the Precautionary Principle""; ""Appensix B: A Declaration of Bioethics and Agricultural Biotechnology""; ""Notes""; ""Introduction & Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2"" ""Chapter 3 & 4""""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Chapter 9""; ""Chapter 10""; ""Appendix A""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Index""; ""Island Press Board of Directors 2002"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820396803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Engineering Trouble [[electronic resource] ] : Biotechnology and Its Discontents
| Engineering Trouble [[electronic resource] ] : Biotechnology and Its Discontents |
| Autore | Schurman Rachel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.4/6
660.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KelsoDennis D |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural biotechnology
Agricultural biotechnology - Social aspects Food Food - Biotechnology - Social aspects Genetic engineering Genetic engineering-- Social aspects Biological Science Disciplines Social Control, Informal Organism Forms Technology Social Sciences Technology, Industry, and Agriculture Sociology Natural Science Disciplines Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Organisms Technology, Industry, Agriculture Disciplines and Occupations Politics Public Opinion Biotechnology Organisms, Genetically Modified Industry Health & Biological Sciences Biomedical Engineering |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4175-2550-9
0-520-93749-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction: Biotechnology in the New Millennium; 1 Wonderful Potencies? Deep Structure and the Problem of Monopoly in Agricultural Biotechnology; 2 Building a Better Tree: Genetic Engineering and Fiber Farming in Oregon and Washington; 3 The Migration of Salmon from Nature to Biotechnology; 4 Making Biotech History: Social Resistance to Agricultural Biotechnology and the Future of the Biotechnology Industry; 5 Eating Risk: The Politics of Labeling Genetically Engineered Foods; 6 The Global Politics of GEOs: The Achilles' Heel of the Globalization Regime?
7 Biotech Battles: Plants, Power, and Intellectual Property in the New Global Governance Regimes8 From Molecules to Medicines: The Use of Genetic Resources in Pharmaceutical Research; CONCLUSION: Recreating Democracy; GLOSSARY; CONTRIBUTORS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450075603321 |
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Schurman Rachel
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| Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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