Vexing Nature?

On the Ethical Case Against Agricultural Biotechnology

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Technology, Agriculture & Animal Husbandry
Cover of the book Vexing Nature? by Gary L. Comstock, Springer US
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Gary L. Comstock ISBN: 9781461513971
Publisher: Springer US Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Gary L. Comstock
ISBN: 9781461513971
Publisher: Springer US
Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

Agricultural biotechnology refers to a diverse set of industrial techniques used to produce genetically modified foods. Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods manipulated at the molecular level to enhance their value to farmers and consumers. This book is a collection of essays on the ethical dimensions of ag biotech. The essays were written over a dozen years, beginning in 1988. When I began to reflect on the subject, ag biotech was an exotic, untested, technology. Today, in the first year of the millenium, the vast majority of consumers in the United States have taken a bite of the apple. Milk produced by cows injected with a GM protein called recombinant bovine growth hormone (bGH), is found, unlabelled, on grocery shelves throughout the US. In 1999, half of the soybeans and cotton harvested in the US were GM varieties. Billions of dollars of public and private monies are being invested annually in biotech research, and commercial sales now reach into the tens of billions of dollars each year. I Whereas ag biotech once promised to change American agriculture, it now is in the process of doing so.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Agricultural biotechnology refers to a diverse set of industrial techniques used to produce genetically modified foods. Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods manipulated at the molecular level to enhance their value to farmers and consumers. This book is a collection of essays on the ethical dimensions of ag biotech. The essays were written over a dozen years, beginning in 1988. When I began to reflect on the subject, ag biotech was an exotic, untested, technology. Today, in the first year of the millenium, the vast majority of consumers in the United States have taken a bite of the apple. Milk produced by cows injected with a GM protein called recombinant bovine growth hormone (bGH), is found, unlabelled, on grocery shelves throughout the US. In 1999, half of the soybeans and cotton harvested in the US were GM varieties. Billions of dollars of public and private monies are being invested annually in biotech research, and commercial sales now reach into the tens of billions of dollars each year. I Whereas ag biotech once promised to change American agriculture, it now is in the process of doing so.

More books from Springer US

Cover of the book Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism? by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book An Introduction to Trenchless Technology by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book Nanofabrication by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book Controversies in Cardiovascular Anesthesia by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book Dynamics of Visual Motion Processing by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book Ecological Principles of Nature Conservation by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book Markov Chains by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book Bacterial Infections of Humans by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book Specialty Polymers by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book Bone Drugs in Pediatrics by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book Trigger Factors in Transfusion Medicine by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book Advances in Myocardiology by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book Ionic Channels and Effect of Taurine on the Heart by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book New Directions in the Study of Justice, Law, and Social Control by Gary L. Comstock
Cover of the book Handbook of Atomization and Sprays by Gary L. Comstock
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy