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Lords Of The Harvest, 9780738207735
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Once confined to the research laboratory, the genetic engineering of plants is now a big business that is changing the face of modern agriculture. Daniel Charles takes us inside research labs, farm sheds and corporate boardrooms to reveal the hidden story behind this agricultural revolution.

Lords Of The Harvest

Biotech, Big Money, And The Future Of Food

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    18 December 2002

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Summary

Biotech companies are creating designer crops with strange powers-from cholesterol-reducing soybeans to tobacco plants that act as solar-powered pharmaceutical factories. They promise great benefits: better health for consumers and more productive agriculture. But the vision has a dark side. In Lords of the Harvest, Daniel Charles tells the real story behind “Frankenstein foods”-the story you won’t hear from the biotech companies or their fiercest opponents. He reveals for the first time the …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780738207735
ISBN-10:073820773X
Author:Dan Charles
Publisher:INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Imprint:Perseus Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:18 December 2002
Weight:462g
Dimensions:214mm x 140mm x 23mm
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About The Author

Dan Charles

Science reporter Daniel Charles has been a technology correspondent for National Public Radio and the Washington correspondent for New Scientist. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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