TECHNOLOGY
Farndon, John

From DNA to GM Wheat: Discovering Genetic Modification of Food

(4) 4-6 Chain Reactions series. The history and politics of genetics is explained in these colorful, if busy, guides. Sea Urchins explores the history of cloning, and while DNA describes genetic modification. The controversies are only lightly explored, but the science is explained clearly (if briefly). Sidebars, diagrams, and color photographs illustrate the volumes. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Chain Reactions titles: From DNA to GM Wheat and From Sea Urchins to Dolly the Sheep.

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