Food for Africa the life and work of a scientist in GM crops
Tracing through anecdote and science the development of a hotly contended area of research, this account expounds the dawn of genetic engineering in the United States in 1974, through the early stages of its uptake in South Africa, to the current situation, in which approximately 80 percent of maize...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cape Town
UCT Press
2013
Claremont, South Africa : 2013. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009434691106719 |
| Summary: | Tracing through anecdote and science the development of a hotly contended area of research, this account expounds the dawn of genetic engineering in the United States in 1974, through the early stages of its uptake in South Africa, to the current situation, in which approximately 80 percent of maize in South Africa is genetically modified for drought resistance. The guide through this history is Jennifer Thomson, whose own story of how she came to choose genetic modification (GM) as a career and her path-breaking involvement in the development of GM research. S |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (181 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781775820499 9781775820482 |
