Genetically modified food and global warfare

• Other Authors: Carter, Colin Andre., Moschini, Giancarlo., Sheldon, Ian M.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
• Series: Frontiers of economics and globalization ; v. 10.
• Subjects: Genetically modified foods.; Public welfare.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780857247582
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xxviii, 380 p.) : ill.

Genetically modified (GM) (or transgenic) crops are produced using plant biotechnology to select desirable characteristics in plants and transfer genes from one organism to another. As a result, crops can survive under harsher conditions, costs are lowered, chemical application is reduced, and yield...