Book
Genetically modified planet : environmental impacts of genetically engineered plants / C. Neal Stewart, Jr.
Record details
- ISBN: 0195157451 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: viii, 240 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2004.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-236). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : catastrophic calamities and clucking cacophonies -- Crops and weeds : it's hard to be a wild thing when you're domesticated -- Plant biotechnology : the magic of making GM plants -- Gene flow : it's a weed, it's a transgene, it's Superweed! -- Contamination : transgenes in Mexican corn? -- Killer corn : monarch butterfly exterminators? -- Better living through biology : not killing the good insects by accident -- Bt resistance management : getting off the treadmill -- Swap meet from heck : trading sequences between viruses and transgenes -- Superweeds revisited : tall stacks of transgenes and waffling gene flow -- Green and Greener : environmentalism, agriculture, and GM plants -- Futurama : Greenetic engineering for a greener tomorrow -- Conclusion : out of right field and into home. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Transgenic plants. Plant genetic engineering. Transgenic plants > Ecology. Plant genetic engineering > Environmental aspects. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | SB 123.57 .S74 2004 | 30533142 | General Collection | Available | - |