000			04204cam a2200289 4500
003			MiTN
005			20190729102630.0
008			030930s2003 nyu 000 0 eng u
020			_a184277347X
040			_cMiTN
049			_aEY8Z
050		4	_aTP248.65.F66 _bN67 2003
100	1		_aNottingham, Stephen, _d1960-
245	1	0	_aEat your genes : _bhow genetically modified food is entering our diet / _cStephen Nottingham.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bZed Books Ltd, _c2003.
300			_axxiv, 212 p. ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [195]-202) and index.
505	0		_a1. A brief history of genetic improvement in agriculture: Artificial selection -- The laws of inheritance -- The Green Revolution -- Plant breeding a genetic engineering -- The scale of transgenic plant releases to the environment -- Biotechnology: transgenic bacteria and fungi -- Genetic modifications to animals and fish. 2. What is genetic engineering? : DNA -- Protein synthesis -- Jumping genes -- Enzymes: the genetic engineer's toolkit -- Methods of gene transfer to crop plants -- Viral vectors and gene regulation -- Bacterial vectors: the Agrobacterium method -- Gene guns -- Gene silencing -- Plant tissue culture -- Marker Genes -- Gene libraries. 3. Milking it: increasing yields and the pharming of proteins: Recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) -- The pharming of transgenic animals -- Dolly the sheep and animal cloning. 4. Herbicide-resistant crops: Advantages for weed control -- Achieving herbicide resistance -- Monsanto's Roundup Ready crops -- Environmental considerations. 5. Insect-resistant crops and a modified insect baculovirus: Bacillus thuringiensis toxin -- Ciba-Geigy's B.t. maize -- Protease inhibitors and lectins -- Pyramiding genes -- Benefits for insect control -- Resistance management -- Baculovirus: engineering a quicker kill. 6. Designer food and engineered plants: Modifications for food processing and taste -- Oilseed composition -- Protein content -- Viral resistance -- Fungal resistance -- Nematode resistance -- Photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation -- Tolerance to high salinity and other poor soil conditions -- Tolerance to drought conditions -- Tolerance to frost: ice minus bacteria and antifreeze proteins -- Drugs and vaccines -- Engineering cotton: blue jeans and plastic plants. 7. Ecological risks: Risks assessment -- Risks posed by transgenic micro-organisms -- Risks posed by virus-resistant crops -- Risk of invasion and adverse effects on other organisms -- The risk of transgene spread. 8. Risks to human health: Allergens -- Antibiotic-resistant micro-organisms. 9. Some ethical and moral issues: Ethically sensitive genes -- Animal welfare -- Is DNA life? 10. The lucrative art of patenting: Patenting plants -- Species-wide patents -- Interfirm cooperation agreements -- Gene-licensing agreements -- The decline of independent seed companies -- The GATT and the MAIs: free trade and global rights for multinationals -- Intellectual property rights and genetic resources from the Third World. 11. Regulation of genetically modified organisms and food products: The regulatory framework in the USA -- The regulatory framework in the UK. 12. Marketing approval for genetically modified food in Europe: Decision-making in the European Community -- Monsanto's Roundup Ready soybeans -- Ciba-Geigy's B.t. maize -- A new wave of crops. 13. The consuming question of labelling: Lessons from irradiated foods -- The case against mandatory labelling: the food is no different -- The case for mandatory labelling: the consumer's right to choose -- Europe decides -- Negative labelling and organic food. 14. Impacts on the Third World: Transgenic crops and the world's hungry - Transgenic crop: chemical dependency or sustainable agriculture? -- Economic impacts. 15. Prospects for genetically modified food: Who benefits? -- Perceived risks and benefits -- The battle for hearts and minds.
650		0	_aFood _xBiotechnology.
650		0	_aCrops _xGenetic engineering.
948			_au162946
949			_hEY8Z _i33039001111342
596			_a1
903			_a6929
999			_c6929 _d6929