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Gmos Decoded - (Food, Health, and the Environment) by Sheldon Krimsky (Hardcover)

Gmos Decoded - (Food, Health, and the Environment) by  Sheldon Krimsky (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The debate over genetically modified organisms: health and safety concerns, environmental impact, and scientific opinions.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The debate over genetically modified organisms: health and safety concerns, environmental impact, and scientific opinions.</b><p>Since they were introduced to the market in the late 1990s, GMOs (genetically modified organisms, including genetically modified crops), have been subject to a barrage of criticism. Agriculture has welcomed this new technology, but public opposition has been loud and scientific opinion mixed. In <i>GMOs Decoded</i>, Sheldon Krimsky examines the controversies over GMOs--health and safety concerns, environmental issues, the implications for world hunger, and the scientific consensus (or lack of one). He explores the viewpoints of a range of GMO skeptics, from public advocacy groups and nongovernmental organizations to scientists with differing views on risk and environmental impact.</p><p>Krimsky explains the differences between traditional plant breeding and "molecular breeding" through genetic engineering (GE); describes early GMO products, including the infamous Flavr Savr tomato; and discusses herbicide-, disease-, and insect-resistant GE plants. He considers the different American and European approaches to risk assessment, dueling scientific interpretations of plant genetics, and the controversy over labeling GMO products. He analyzes a key 2016 report from the National Academies of Sciences on GMO health effects and considers the controversy over biofortified rice (Golden Rice)--which some saw as a humanitarian project and others as an exercise in public relations. <br>Do GMO crops hold promise or peril? By offering an accessible review of the risks and benefits of GMO crops, and a guide to the controversies over them, Krimsky helps readers judge for themselves.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Marion Nestle's foreword describes Krimsky's work a 'gift to anyone confused' about the subject, an apt description for this fair-minded, informative primer."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i>--<br>

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