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Agricultural Biotechnology and the Environment: Science, Policy, and Social Issues
Sheldon Krimsky
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Description for Agricultural Biotechnology and the Environment: Science, Policy, and Social Issues
paperback. Series: Environment Human Condition. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Probing the profitable new science of creating--and altering--life forms
"Extraordinarily well documented . . . remarkably clear. This is
the most comprehensive coverage of these issues to date. It will be required
reading for some time." -- Lawrence Busch, Michigan State University
"Krimsky and Wrubel not only describe the components of agricultural
biotechnology, they address and analyze controversies involving the risks
and benefits of new technologies. Coverage of technical to social components
of agricultural biotechnology is unusually complete and thorough. Their
even-handed and ... Read more
Probing the profitable new science of creating--and altering--life forms
"Extraordinarily well documented . . . remarkably clear. This is
the most comprehensive coverage of these issues to date. It will be required
reading for some time." -- Lawrence Busch, Michigan State University
"Krimsky and Wrubel not only describe the components of agricultural
biotechnology, they address and analyze controversies involving the risks
and benefits of new technologies. Coverage of technical to social components
of agricultural biotechnology is unusually complete and thorough. Their
even-handed and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Environment Human Condition
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252065248
SKU
V9780252065248
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Reviews for Agricultural Biotechnology and the Environment: Science, Policy, and Social Issues
"A well-written, comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of both the promise and the hazards of biotechnology as it is being applied in agriculture. The book is the best I have seen on this subject."
George M. Woodwell, director, Woods Hole Research Center.
George M. Woodwell, director, Woods Hole Research Center.