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008			070625s2008 mau sb 001 0 eng
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020			_z9780807085806 (alk. paper)
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040			_aCaPaEBR _cCaPaEBR
035			_a(OCoLC)271200950
050	1	4	_aS494.5.B563 _bC86 2008eb
082	0	4	_a631.5/21 _222
100	1		_aCummings, Claire Hope, _d1943-
245	1	0	_aUncertain peril _h[electronic resource] : _bgenetic engineering and the future of seeds / _cClaire Hope Cummings.
260			_aBoston, Mass. : _bBeacon Press, _cc2008.
300			_axix, 232 p.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-217) and index.
505	0		_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.
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.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aAgricultural biotechnology _xPolitical aspects.
650		0	_aTransgenic plants _xEconomic aspects.
650		0	_aTransgenic plants _xRisk assessment.
650		0	_aConsumer protection _xCitizen participation.
650		0	_aSeeds _xBiotechnology.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10256103 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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