Eat your genes : (Record no. 6929)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | MiTN |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20190729102630.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 030930s2003 nyu 000 0 eng u |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 184277347X |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | MiTN |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | EY8Z |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | TP248.65.F66 |
| Item number | N67 2003 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Nottingham, Stephen, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1960- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Eat your genes : |
| Remainder of title | how genetically modified food is entering our diet / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Stephen Nottingham. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Zed Books Ltd, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2003. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxiv, 212 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-202) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. A brief history of genetic improvement in agriculture: Artificial selection -- The laws of inheritance -- The Green Revolution -- Plant breeding a genetic engineering -- The scale of transgenic plant releases to the environment -- Biotechnology: transgenic bacteria and fungi -- Genetic modifications to animals and fish. 2. What is genetic engineering? : DNA -- Protein synthesis -- Jumping genes -- Enzymes: the genetic engineer's toolkit -- Methods of gene transfer to crop plants -- Viral vectors and gene regulation -- Bacterial vectors: the Agrobacterium method -- Gene guns -- Gene silencing -- Plant tissue culture -- Marker Genes -- Gene libraries. 3. Milking it: increasing yields and the pharming of proteins: Recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) -- The pharming of transgenic animals -- Dolly the sheep and animal cloning. 4. Herbicide-resistant crops: Advantages for weed control -- Achieving herbicide resistance -- Monsanto's Roundup Ready crops -- Environmental considerations. 5. Insect-resistant crops and a modified insect baculovirus: Bacillus thuringiensis toxin -- Ciba-Geigy's B.t. maize -- Protease inhibitors and lectins -- Pyramiding genes -- Benefits for insect control -- Resistance management -- Baculovirus: engineering a quicker kill. 6. Designer food and engineered plants: Modifications for food processing and taste -- Oilseed composition -- Protein content -- Viral resistance -- Fungal resistance -- Nematode resistance -- Photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation -- Tolerance to high salinity and other poor soil conditions -- Tolerance to drought conditions -- Tolerance to frost: ice minus bacteria and antifreeze proteins -- Drugs and vaccines -- Engineering cotton: blue jeans and plastic plants. 7. Ecological risks: Risks assessment -- Risks posed by transgenic micro-organisms -- Risks posed by virus-resistant crops -- Risk of invasion and adverse effects on other organisms -- The risk of transgene spread. 8. Risks to human health: Allergens -- Antibiotic-resistant micro-organisms. 9. Some ethical and moral issues: Ethically sensitive genes -- Animal welfare -- Is DNA life? 10. The lucrative art of patenting: Patenting plants -- Species-wide patents -- Interfirm cooperation agreements -- Gene-licensing agreements -- The decline of independent seed companies -- The GATT and the MAIs: free trade and global rights for multinationals -- Intellectual property rights and genetic resources from the Third World. 11. Regulation of genetically modified organisms and food products: The regulatory framework in the USA -- The regulatory framework in the UK. 12. Marketing approval for genetically modified food in Europe: Decision-making in the European Community -- Monsanto's Roundup Ready soybeans -- Ciba-Geigy's B.t. maize -- A new wave of crops. 13. The consuming question of labelling: Lessons from irradiated foods -- The case against mandatory labelling: the food is no different -- The case for mandatory labelling: the consumer's right to choose -- Europe decides -- Negative labelling and organic food. 14. Impacts on the Third World: Transgenic crops and the world's hungry - Transgenic crop: chemical dependency or sustainable agriculture? -- Economic impacts. 15. Prospects for genetically modified food: Who benefits? -- Perceived risks and benefits -- The battle for hearts and minds. |
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| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Food |
| General subdivision | Biotechnology. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Crops |
| General subdivision | Genetic engineering. |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) | |
| Series part designator, SPT (RLIN) | u162946 |
| 949 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
| h | EY8Z |
| i | 33039001111342 |
| 903 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT C, LDC (RLIN) | |
| a | 6929 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Stacks | 06/19/2018 | TP248.65 .F66 N67 2003 | 33039001111342 | 08/15/2023 | 1 | Book |