Food Fray. Inside the Controversy over Genetically Modified Food

Weasel, Lisa H.,

ISBN 10: 0814401643 / ISBN 13: 9780814401644

Published by Amacom-American Management Association, New York, 2009

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xiv + 240 pp. dj. Rubber-stamped on front free endpaper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Food Fray. Inside the Controversy over Genetically Modified Food
• Publisher: Amacom-American Management Association, New York
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814401643
• ISBN 13: 9780814401644
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biotechnology

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Synopsis

More than ten years ago, the first genetically modified foods took their place on the shelves of American supermarkets. But while American consumers remained blissfully unconcerned with the new products that suddenly filled their kitchens, Europeans were much more wary of these “Frankenfoods.” When famine struck Africa in 2002, several nations refused shipments of genetically modified foods, fueling a controversy that put the issue on the world's political agenda for good. In Food Fray , esteemed molecular biologist Dr. Lisa H. Weasel brings readers into the center of this debate, capturing the real-life experiences of the scientists, farmers, policymakers and grassroots activists on the front lines. Here she combines solid scientific knowledge and a gripping narrative to tell the real story behind the headlines and the hype. Seminal and cutting-edge, Food Fray enlightens and informs and will allow readers to make up their own minds about one of the most important issues facing us today.

About the Author

Lisa H. Weasel, Ph.D.(Portland, OR) is a renowned scientist who received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the issue of genetically modified foods. She is currently a tenured associate Professor of Biology at Portland State University in Oregon and a member of Governor Ted Kulongoski’s task force on developing public policy for bio-pharmaceutical crops in Oregon.