The Frankenfood Myth: How Protest and Politics Threaten the Biotech Revolution
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (789 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0275978796 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book is guaranteed to fuel the ongoing debate over the future of biotech and its cultural, economic, and political implications.. They explain how a happy conspiracy of anti-technology activism, bureaucratic over-reach, and business lobbying has resulted in a regulatory framework in which there is an inverse relationship between the degree of product risk and degree of regulatory scrutiny. But only since the 1970s have advances in biotechnology (or gene-splicing to be more precise) upped the ante, with the promise of dramatically improved agricultural productsand public resistance far out of synch with the potential risks.In this provocative and meticulously researched book, Henry Miller and Gregory Conko trace the origins of gene-splicing, its applications, and the backlash from consumer groups and government agencies against so-called Frankenfoodsfrom America to Zimbabwe. Few topics have inspired as much international furor and misinformation as the development and distribution of genetically altered foods. For thousands of years, f
Upper-division undergraduates through professionals."-Choice"Thought-provoking."-Nature Biotechnology"ÝA¨n important book."-The Financial Times"ÝT¨hought-provoking."-Nature Biotechnology"ÝA¨ new book that questions the wisdom of current gene-splicing regulations."-Townhall"ÝT¨he book is perfect for policymakers.If the authors are correct--and they make a compelling case--then GM food phobes and regulators have made the world a poorer place. They argue that the costs of kowtowing to all current regulations have caused a potentially dangerous curtailment of new research at universiti
A CRITIQUE OF ENVIRONMENTALIST PROTESTS AGAINST GM FOODS Steven H Propp The authors wrote in the Prologue to this 2004 book, "This volume analyzes the foibles, errors, and onconsistencies of current regulatory overreach in the context of biotechnology Advances that represent great benefits for humankind have been delayed and possibly lost altogether. As a result, both our public and individual lives are diminished. Perhaps this volume will serve as a wake-up call to the deficiencies of current public policy and will chart a course to better prospects for the future."They add, "In this volume, we dissect various aspects of public policy toward the new biotechnology: its roots; its nurtu. "Unique View of Ag Biotech Regulation" according to B. Martineau. The Frankenfood Myth provides, rather colorfully, a history of the regulation of food and drugs in the U.S. and an interesting insider's take on the motivation of the federal employees doing that regulating. It also represents a different point of view in the debate over agricultural genetic engineering. Its authors disagree not only with the not-for-profit organizations like Environmental Defense and Greenpeace, but also with companies in the biotech industry like Monsanto and Novartis, about how to appropriately regulate the products of this "new biotechnology." More middle-of-the-road and consumer-oriented organ. The Politics of Science Aletheno Henry I. Miller has navigated successfully a very challenging course as a popular writer: weaving together a basic education in bioscience and biotechnology and an orientation to the public policy arena and its responses to scientific advance for a general audience. His book could not possibly be more timely for those of us living in Sonoma County, California as we are facing a ballot initiative in November, 2005 which would ban GMO products and research in our county. This initiative was conceived and is being pushed by the very forces identified and analyzed so well in The Frankenfood Myth. Without this excellent
His writings have appeared in scholarly journals, newspapers, and magazines, and he frequently participates in international conferences on food safety and trade.. He is also co-founder and Vice President of the AgBioWorld Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides information to teachers, journalists, policymakers, and the general public about developments in plant science, biotechnology, and sustainable agriculture. HENRY I. He is the author or editor of six books, i