Title: Modern biotechnology : panacea or new Pandora's box? /
Authors: Tramper, J., 1949-; Zhu, Yang, 1955-
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Pubishers,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Genetic Engineering ethics; Genetic Therapy; Food, Genetically Modified adverse effects; Biotechnology ethics; Biotechnology Popular works; Biotechnology Moral and ethical aspects; Biotechnology
Contents: Introduction: Modern biotechnology : a blessing or a curse? ; Modern biotechnology : food for discussion ; Genetically modified crops and the European Union -- Our daily food and drink: Cheese : biotechnology through the ages ; Biotechnology in the bakery : on the rise! ; Wine : one of the oldest biotechnological products ; Meat from the biotech vat ; "Frankenfood" -- Health has limits: Antibiotics ; Hormones : natural regulators ; Gene therapy : a panacea for genetic abnormalities? ; Xenotransplantation ; The Human Genome Project ; Stem cell therapy : promising and controversial! -- Epilogue : Cassandra: Modern biotechnology : for better or worse?