Seeds for the Future
The Impact of Genetically Modified Crops on the Environment
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Publication
2007-03-01 - Cornell University Press
Language
English
Word Count
39,500 words, Guess
Page Count
158 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7848872M
- ISBN-139780801473685
- ISBN-100801473683
- OCLC Control Number86074319
- OCLC Control Numberseedsforfutureim00thom
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2007296806
- LibraryThing3120951
- Goodreads882723
Classifications
- LCCSB123.57 .T494 2007
Description
Plants have long been genetically modified through crossbreeding and other basic agricultural techniques to make crops more resilient, nutritious, and profitable. In recent decades, however, advances in genetic engineering-including the ability to blend genetic material from animals with that of plants-have allowed farmers to grow crops that resist insect pests, weeds viruses, and drought; provide increased iron or beta carotene; deliver vaccines and antibodies; reduce common allergens and pollutants; and augment marketable qualities such as delayed ripening.
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