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High-Tech Harvest: A Look at Genetically Engineered Foods
144 pp.
| Watts |
February, 1999 |
LibraryISBN 0-531-11434-1$$24.00
(4)
YAImpact Book series.
An overview of genetically engineered plants and animals, their benefits and risks to humans, and their potential for ending hunger and fighting disease are among the topics covered in this sometimes dryly written volume. The chapters that trace the history of genetic engineering and describe methods of gene transfer are extremely technical. The accompanying black-and-white photographs are unimpressive. Bib., glos., ind.