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Biopiracy
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Vandana Shiva |
"Internationally renowned environmentalist Vandana Shiva argues that genetic engineering and the cloning of organisms are "the ultimate expression of the commercialization of science and the commodif… |
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Plant metabolism and biotechnology
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Alan Crozier,Hiroshi Ashihara,Atsushi Komamine |
"Various plant metabolites are useful for human life, and the induction and reduction of these metabolites using modern biotechnical technique is of enormous potential important especially in the fie… |
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Agro-technology
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R. Paul Thompson |
"Humans have been modifying plants and animals for millennia. The dawn of molecular genetics, however, has kindled intense public scrutiny and controversy. Crops, and the food products which include … |
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Introduction to biotechnology
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Ray V. Herren |
Introduction to Biotechnology: An Agricultural Revolution offers a thorough introduction to biotechnology and the ways it has revolutionized modern agriculture. This newly updated text provides a sol… |
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The World According To Monsanto
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Marie-Monique Robin |
Marie-Monique Robin spent three years investigating Monsanto, the world's leading producer of GMOs. In this prize-winning, controversial account, she shares her discoveries of the recently 'green' Mo… |
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Agriscience & technology
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L. DeVere Burton |
The story of the evolution of agriculture is truly exciting. This textbook focuses on basic science, agricultural research, and the technologies that have been developed to meet agricultural needs. E… |
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Applied mycology and biotechnology
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Dilip K. Arora |
Research in the genomics of a handful of fungi has matured at an unprecedented rate allowing comprehensive review. Developments in fungal genomics should be of great significance to new strategies in… |
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Plant Cell and Tissue Culture for the Production of Food Ingredients
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Tong-Jen Fu |
This book reflects the latest development in plant cell and tissue culture technology, with special emphasis on its application for food ingredient production. Topics include plant metabolic pathway … |
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Deadout
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Jon McGoran,JON MCGORAN |
"A trip to an island off the New England coast-- and away from the demands of police work-- might be just what is needed to jump-start Detective Doyle Carrick and Nola Watkins' stalled relationship. … |
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Agricultural biotechnology
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R. P. Sharma,V. L. Chopra,M. S. Swaminathan |
The countries of the Asia Pacific have constituted an association which organizes conferences on agricultural biotechnology once in two years. The second conference in this series was held at Madras.… |
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Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone
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Mark L. Winston |
"With genetically modified crops we have entered uncharted territory - where visions of the triumph of biotechnology in agriculture vie with dire views of medical and environmental disaster. For two … |
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Lords of the harvest
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Daniel Charles |
"The food we eat is being transformed before our eyes. Biotech companies are creating designer crops with strange powers - from cholesterol-reducing soybeans to tobacco plants that act as solar-power… |
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Uncertain Peril
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Claire Hope Cummings |
Claire Hope CummingsUncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of SeedsHow genetic engineering threatens seeds, and the story of those trying to save this most basic environmental resourceLi… |
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