000377612 000__ 02048cam\a22003854a\4500 000377612 001__ 377612 000377612 005__ 20210513133647.0 000377612 006__ m\\\\\\\\u\\\\\\\\ 000377612 007__ cr\cn||||||||| 000377612 008__ 070625s2008\\\\mau\\\\\sb\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000377612 010__ $$z 2007026298 000377612 020__ $$z9780807085806 (alk. paper) 000377612 020__ $$z0807085804 (alk. paper) 000377612 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10256103 000377612 035__ $$a(OCoLC)646769178 000377612 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000377612 05014 $$aS494.5.B563$$bC86 2008eb 000377612 08204 $$a631.5/21$$222 000377612 1001_ $$aCummings, Claire Hope,$$d1943- 000377612 24510 $$aUncertain peril$$h[electronic resource] :$$bgenetic engineering and the future of seeds /$$cClaire Hope Cummings. 000377612 260__ $$aBoston, Mass. :$$bBeacon Press,$$cc2008. 000377612 300__ $$axix, 232 p. ;$$c23 cm. 000377612 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-217) and index. 000377612 5050_ $$aThe rise of the techno-elites -- Trade secrets -- Trespass -- Political science -- The ownership society -- The turning points -- Who owns rice? -- The botany of scarcity -- The botany of abundance -- A green wealth -- Ripe for change -- A conversation with corn -- The down-turned hand -- A cabinet of seeds displayed -- Epilogue: the seeded earth. 000377612 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000377612 520__ $$aExamines the rise of industrial agriculture and plant biotechnology, the fall of public interest science, and the folly of patenting seeds. The author suggests how green technologies and new approaches to food and farming methods will provide a way out of this growing predicament. 000377612 650_0 $$aAgricultural biotechnology$$xPolitical aspects. 000377612 650_0 $$aTransgenic plants$$xEconomic aspects. 000377612 650_0 $$aTransgenic plants$$xRisk assessment. 000377612 650_0 $$aConsumer protection$$xCitizen participation. 000377612 650_0 $$aSeeds$$xBiotechnology. 000377612 655_7 $$aElectronic books.$$2lcsh 000377612 85280 $$bebk$$hEbrary Academic Complete 000377612 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/usiricelib/Doc?id=10256103$$zOnline Access 000377612 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:377612$$pGLOBAL_SET 000377612 980__ $$aEBOOK 000377612 980__ $$aBIB 000377612 982__ $$aEbook 000377612 983__ $$aOnline