Mendel in the Kitchen A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Foods

Name: Mendel in the Kitchen A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Foods
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ISBN: 9780309097383

ISBN-10: 030909738X

ISBN-13: 9780309097383

Edition: 2004

Authors: Nancy Marie Brown, Nina V. Fedoroff

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Any farmer you talk to could tell you that we've been playing with the genetic makeup of our food for millennia, carefully coaxing nature to do our bidding. The practice officially dates back to Gregor Mendel--who was not a renowned scientist, but a 19th-century Augustinian monk. Mendel spent many hours toiling in his garden, testing and cultivating more than 28,000 pea plants, selectively determining very specific characteristics of the peas that were produced, ultimately giving birth to the idea of heredity--and the now very common practice of artificially modifying our food. But as science takes the helm, steering common field practices into the laboratory, the world is now keenly aware…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication date: 10/30/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English