Subjects:  1. Agriculture - General    2. Conifers    3. Genetic engineering    4. Life Sciences - Biology - General    5. Life Sciences - Botany    6. Life Sciences - Ecology    7. Plant genetic engineering    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Technology    11. Transgenic plants    12. Agriculture & Farming    13. Mathematics and Science    14. Technology / Agriculture & Animal Husbandry   

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Agronomy    2. Ecology    3. Environmental aspects    4. Life Sciences - Botany    5. Life Sciences - Ecology    6. Plant genetic engineering    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Transgenic plants    11. Agriculture | Biotechnology & Plant Breeding    12. Environmental impact analysis    13. Genetics (non-medical)    14. Science / Ecology   

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marceo
it's a boo ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Agricultural Biotechnology    2. Agriculture - Agronomy    3. Crops    4. Environmental Science    5. Environmental Studies    6. Environmental aspects    7. Genetic engineering    8. Life Sciences - Ecology    9. Plant Ecology    10. Plant genetic engineering    11. Science    12. Science/Mathematics    13. Transgenic plants    14. Agricultural science    15. Biotechnology    16. Crop husbandry    17. Pollution of land & crops    18. Science / Environmental Science   

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Agronomy    2. Crops    3. Flowers    4. General    5. Genetic engineering    6. Medical    7. Plant genetic engineering    8. Plant genetic transformation    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Botany & plant sciences    11. Genetics (non-medical)    12. Medical-General    13. Nature-Flowers    14. Science / Botany    15. biotechnology    16. manipulation, genetic    17. plant genetics    18. plants    19. transformation, genetic   

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these reviewers blindly regirgitate antiscience gibberish
This book is garbage. Tell me of one documented case of human ill-effects from GMO's and maybe I will sway. Recently the Zambian gov't turned down 18000 tons of emergency grain from the US because it was GM. People died of starvation as a result. At least take the time to get the other side of the story before taking this book as the gospel truth. I respect Nader for alot of the things he has done. This book is certainly not on that list.

Explore genetically modified food and its dangers...
I first heard about the issue of genetically modified (GMO) food a few years ago when the protest movement against it began in Great Britain and then spread to the rest of Europe. However, I did not know the issues involved... Essential Reading
The authors have succeeded in putting forward a well-researched and well-argued overview of genetically modified food which the layman can understand. It deals not just with the science, but with the moral, ethical and political debate. With one of the agri-giants reputed to be developing a courgette with a human conscience, this book examines the far reaching implications of genetic engineering. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biotechnology    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Food    4. Food Engineering    5. Food Science    6. Genetically modified foods    7. Genetics    8. Health - Nutrition    9. Nutrition    10. Plant genetic engineering    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Technology    13. Dietetics & nutrition    14. Food & beverage technology    15. Genetic engineering   

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Worth the effort!
First off, I am a lay reader who, prior to reading this book, was on the fence regarding genetically modified (GM) food. I had heard some scary stuff from friends and in the media but I wanted more information. After reading this book I feel reasonably well versed in GM history/opinion/issues, although as other reviewers noted, this book is definitely biased in favor of GM. To have a truly informed opinion a person ought to also read an anti GM book. That said, here are my key learnings:
Opinionated Fact Piece
Interpretation of data can essentially never be said to be unbiased.At least this book doesn't try to hide the fact that the authors intrepret that data with a particular skew in mind.Instead they present a reasonable arguement and some background (data and history) to support the conclusions presented.Because of this, the book can be a bit ranting in places; the first chapter is a bit chaffing.But I wouldn't call the position extreme; instead they point out the downfalls of both "traditional" and "genetic" techniques instead of claiming that gmo's are always safe.
All about the pros of GMF; not as much about the debate
This is an excellent book that explains, in great detail, why so much of the anti-GM food movement is scientifically misguided. It also makes the point that far from being an evil that will irrevocably damage the environment, biotechnology can be an important tool for more ecologically sound soil management, and for reducing the amount of land worldwide that must be used for farming. Most importantly, it describes the role bioengineering has to play in feeding people who will otherwise be malnourished or starving.
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Subjects:  1. Agriculture - General    2. Biotechnology    3. Food Science    4. Genetic Engineering    5. Genetically modified foods    6. Life Sciences - Botany    7. Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics    8. Plant genetic engineering    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Food & beverage technology    12. Popular science   

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Agronomy    2. Biotechnology    3. Crops    4. Field Crop Management    5. Genetic engineering    6. Life Sciences - Botany    7. Plant Genetics    8. Plant genetic engineering    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Transgenic plants    12. Agricultural science    13. Botany & plant sciences    14. Industrial chemistry    15. Molecular biology    16. Technology / Agriculture & Animal Husbandry   

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Agronomy    2. Agriculture - Tropical Agriculture    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Crops    5. Economics - General    6. Environmental aspects    7. Food Science    8. Genetic engineering    9. Moral and ethical aspects    10. Plant genetic engineering    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Technology    13. Transgenic plants    14. Agriculture & Farming    15. Agriculture & related industries    16. Developing countries    17. Development studies    18. History / General    19. Pollution & threats to the environment   

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - General    2. Crops    3. Genetic Engineering    4. Life Sciences - Botany    5. Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics    6. Plant Genetics    7. Plant genetic engineering    8. Plant genetic transformation    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Plant physiology    12. Science / Botany    13. analysis    14. food    15. genetic manipulation    16. marker genes    17. plant genetic    18. plants    19. seeds   

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Agronomy    2. Crops    3. Field Crop Management    4. General    5. Genetic engineering    6. Plant Genetics    7. Plant genetic engineering    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Transgenic plants    11. Agricultural science    12. Biotechnology    13. Botany & plant sciences    14. Industrial chemistry    15. Molecular biology   

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Agronomy    2. Biotechnology    3. Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics    4. Plant biotechnology    5. Plant genetic engineering    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Botany & plant sciences   

Subjects:  1. Biotechnology    2. Food Science    3. Life Sciences - Botany    4. Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics    5. Life Sciences - Horticulture    6. Plant Cell Biotechnology    7. Plant Genetics    8. Plant biotechnology    9. Plant genetic engineering    10. Science    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Transgenic plants    13. Botany & plant sciences    14. Crop husbandry    15. Food & beverage technology    16. Genetic engineering   

Subjects:  1. Plant Genetics    2. Plant genetic engineering    3. Plant protoplasts    4. Somatic hybrids   

Subjects:  1. Agricultural Biotechnology    2. Agriculture - General    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Crops    5. Genetic engineering    6. Industries - General    7. Plant genetic engineering    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology    10. Transgenic plants    11. Agricultural science    12. Biotechnology   

Subjects:  1. Environmental Science    2. Life Sciences - Biology - General    3. Life Sciences - Botany    4. Microbial biotechnology    5. Molecular microbiology    6. Plant genetic engineering    7. Rhizobiaceae    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Botany & plant sciences    11. Molecular biology    12. Science / Botany   

Subjects:  1. Life Sciences - Biology - General    2. Life Sciences - Botany    3. Plant Genetics    4. Plant genetic engineering    5. Plant molecular genetics    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Botany & plant sciences    9. Genetics (non-medical)   

Subjects:  1. Agricultural biotechnology    2. Plant genetic engineering    3. Transgenic plants   

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Agronomy    2. Agriculture - Crop Science    3. Plant biotechnology    4. Plant genetic engineering    5. Risk assessment    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Transgenic plants   

Subjects:  1. Botany (Specific Aspects)    2. Plant biotechnology    3. Plant genetic engineering    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Botany & plant sciences    6. Genetic engineering    7. Molecular biology   

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Agronomy    2. Congresses    3. Plant Genetics    4. Plant breeding    5. Plant genetic engineering    6. Technology & Industrial Arts    7. Trees & Forests - General    8. Nature / Trees