| ISBN |
1592284477 (trade paper) |
| Name |
Fox, Michael W., 1937- |
| Title |
Killer foods : when scientists manipulate genes, better is not always best / Michael W. Fox. |
| Edition |
1st Lyons Press pbk. ed. |
| Published |
Guilford, CT : The Lyons Press, 2004. |
| Description |
xxii, 282 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Notes |
"Portions of this book appeared, in slightly different form, in Superpigs and Wondercorn (1992), and Beyond Evolution (1999), by Dr. Michael W. Fox"--T.p. verso. |
| Includes index. |
| Includes bibliographical references : p. 259-265. |
| Contents |
In the beginning -- Genetic imperialism: the new world order of biotechnology -- Agribusiness and biotechnology: new crops and food problems -- Does genetic engineering have a place in organic agriculture? -- Genetically engineered animals and the new "pharm" animal factories -- How prevalent-and safe-are genetically engineered foods? -- Biotechnology and genetic pollution -- Scientific and bioethical issues in genetic-engineering biotechnology -- Corporate ethics in biotechnology: hard choices, soft paths -- Where do we draw the line? -- Saving the seeds of humanity from spiritual corruption. |
| Subjects |
Genetically modified foods |
| Agricultural biotechnology |
| Cloning |
| Transgenic animals |
| Genetic Engineering -- Ethics |
| Crops, Agricultural |
| Food, Genetically Modified |
| Animals, Genetically Modified |
| Cloning, Organism |
| Other Names |
Fox, Michael W., 1937-. Superpigs and wondercorn |
| Fox, Michael W., 1937-. Beyond evolution |
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