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Languages : en
Pages : 24
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United States of America V. Mendel
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Pages : 24
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Pages : 24
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United States of America V. Mendel
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Pages : 20
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Pages : 20
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United States of America V. LaFond
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Pages : 32
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Pages : 32
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United States of America V. Stockheimer
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Pages : 68
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Pages : 68
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Mendel in the Kitchen
Author: Nancy Marie Brown
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030909738X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
While European restaurants race to footnote menus, reassuring concerned gourmands that no genetically modified ingredients were used in the preparation of their food, starving populations around the world eagerly await the next harvest of scientifically improved crops. Mendel in the Kitchen provides a clear and balanced picture of this tangled, tricky (and very timely) topic. Any farmer you talk to could tell you that we've been playing with the genetic makeup of our food for millennia, carefully coaxing nature to do our bidding. The practice officially dates back to Gregor Mendel-who was not a renowned scientist, but a 19th century Augustinian monk. Mendel spent many hours toiling in his garden, testing and cultivating more than 28,000 pea plants, selectively determining very specific characteristics of the peas that were produced, ultimately giving birth to the idea of heredity-and the now very common practice of artificially modifying our food. But as science takes the helm, steering common field practices into the laboratory, the world is now keenly aware of how adept we have become at tinkering with nature-which in turn has produced a variety of questions. Are genetically modified foods really safe? Will the foods ultimately make us sick, perhaps in ways we can't even imagine? Isn't it genuinely dangerous to change the nature of nature itself? Nina Fedoroff, a leading geneticist and recognized expert in biotechnology, answers these questions, and more. Addressing the fear and mistrust that is rapidly spreading, Federoff and her co-author, science writer Nancy Brown, weave a narrative rich in history, technology, and science to dispel myths and misunderstandings. In the end, Fedoroff arues, plant biotechnology can help us to become better stewards of the earth while permitting us to feed ourselves and generations of children to come. Indeed, this new approach to agriculture holds the promise of being the most environmentally conservative way to increase our food supply.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030909738X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
While European restaurants race to footnote menus, reassuring concerned gourmands that no genetically modified ingredients were used in the preparation of their food, starving populations around the world eagerly await the next harvest of scientifically improved crops. Mendel in the Kitchen provides a clear and balanced picture of this tangled, tricky (and very timely) topic. Any farmer you talk to could tell you that we've been playing with the genetic makeup of our food for millennia, carefully coaxing nature to do our bidding. The practice officially dates back to Gregor Mendel-who was not a renowned scientist, but a 19th century Augustinian monk. Mendel spent many hours toiling in his garden, testing and cultivating more than 28,000 pea plants, selectively determining very specific characteristics of the peas that were produced, ultimately giving birth to the idea of heredity-and the now very common practice of artificially modifying our food. But as science takes the helm, steering common field practices into the laboratory, the world is now keenly aware of how adept we have become at tinkering with nature-which in turn has produced a variety of questions. Are genetically modified foods really safe? Will the foods ultimately make us sick, perhaps in ways we can't even imagine? Isn't it genuinely dangerous to change the nature of nature itself? Nina Fedoroff, a leading geneticist and recognized expert in biotechnology, answers these questions, and more. Addressing the fear and mistrust that is rapidly spreading, Federoff and her co-author, science writer Nancy Brown, weave a narrative rich in history, technology, and science to dispel myths and misunderstandings. In the end, Fedoroff arues, plant biotechnology can help us to become better stewards of the earth while permitting us to feed ourselves and generations of children to come. Indeed, this new approach to agriculture holds the promise of being the most environmentally conservative way to increase our food supply.
The Supreme Court in American Politics
Author: I. Unah
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230102352
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
The Supreme Court's involvement in many hot political and personal conflicts makes crucial an understanding of its internal workings and evolution. This book gives students a firm historical and institutional base upon which to evaluate contemporary Supreme Court decisions and the impact of those decisions on the lives of ordinary citizens.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230102352
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
The Supreme Court's involvement in many hot political and personal conflicts makes crucial an understanding of its internal workings and evolution. This book gives students a firm historical and institutional base upon which to evaluate contemporary Supreme Court decisions and the impact of those decisions on the lives of ordinary citizens.
United States Reports
Author: United States. Supreme Court
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1222
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1222
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Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Official Reports of the Supreme Court
Author: United States. Supreme Court
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Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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American Negligence Reports, Current Series
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Category : Negligence
Languages : en
Pages : 922
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Category : Negligence
Languages : en
Pages : 922
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