Engineering the Farm: The Social and Ethical Aspects of Agricultural Biotechnology /

Engineering the Farm offers a wide-ranging examination of the social and ethical issues surrounding the production and consumption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), with leading thinkers and activists taking a broad theoretical approach to the subject. Topics covered include:

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Tác giả chính: Bailey Britt
Tác giả khác: Lappé Marc
Định dạng: Sách
Ngôn ngữ:Vietnamese
Được phát hành: American : Island Press , 2002
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Tóm tắt:Engineering the Farm offers a wide-ranging examination of the social and ethical issues surrounding the production and consumption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), with leading thinkers and activists taking a broad theoretical approach to the subject. Topics covered include:
the historical roots of the anti-biotechnology movement
ethical issues involved in introducing genetically altered crops
questions of patenting and labeling
the "precautionary principle" and its role in the regulation of GMOs
effects of genetic modification on the world's food supply
ecological concerns and impacts on traditional varieties of domesticated crops
potential health effects of GMOs
Contributors argue that the scope, scale, and size of the present venture in crop modification is so vast and intensive that a thoroughgoing review of agricultural biotechnology must consider its global, moral, cultural, and ecological impacts as well as its effects on individual consumers. Throughout, they argue that more research is needed on genetically modified food and that consumers are entitled to specific information about how food products have been developed.
Despite its increasing role in worldwide food production, little has been written about the broader social and ethical implications of GMOs. Engineering the Farm offers a unique approach to the subject for academics, activists, and policymakers involved with questions of environmental policy, ethics, agriculture, environmental health, and related fields.
Mô tả vật lý:202tr. ; 23cm
số ISBN:1-55963-947-4