Genescapes
Subtitle: the ecology of genetic engineering
By: Stephen Nottingham.
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Transgenic organisms -- Environmental aspects.; Genetic engineering -- Environmental aspects.
Description: Publisher's description: This book introduces the lay reader to the ecological risks associated with transgenic organisms. Genetic engineering could make a valuable contribution within agriculture, although the initial promise of more abundant food, produced in an environmentally friendly manner, is not being fulfilled. Instead the technology is being promoted at the expense of sustainable alternatives that have fewer environmental and social costs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-204) and index.
Table of contents: title: The principles of ecology; title: Microorganisms; title: Transgenic crops; title: Invasion; title: Genetic pollution; title: Impact on non-target species; title: Engineering solutions?; title: Trees; title: Fish; title: Assessing ecological risk; title: Diversity; title: The precautionary principle.