GMO food
Subtitle: a reference handbook
By: David E. Newton
Series: Contemporary world issues; Contemporary world issues
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781610696852
Subjects: Social aspects; Genetically modified foods; Risk assessment; Transgenic plants
Other titles: Genetically modified organisms food; Genetically modified food
Description: The book provides clear, factual information and background on the history of genetically modified crops and foods, covering topics such as the historic methods of plant and animal modification (such as cross-breeding) and important discoveries in genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetic engineering, and related fields; the social, political, philosophical, and economic issues that have arisen with these scientific advances; and the laws and regulations that have resulted from the range of attitudes about GMO foods. The book also supplies additional resources for readers performing extensive research in an annotated bibliography of books, articles, reports, and web pages.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-308) and index.
Table of contents: title: Background and history; title: Problems, controversies, and solutions; title: Perspectives; title: Profiles; title: Data and documents; title: Resources for further research; title: Chronology.