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1	Food, Inc.: Mendel to Monsanto--The Promises and Perils of the Biotech Harvest more books like this by Peter Pringle add to wishlist FOOD, INC. examines the ongoing battle between "life science" corporations like Monsanto and environmentalists like Greenpeace. Pringle examines the propaganda war between these two sides, calling for some kind of compromise that he sees as being beneficial to all. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism more books like this by Marion Nestle add to wishlist Nestle, the author of FOOD POLITICS: HOW THE FOOD INDUSTRY INFLUENCES NUTRITION AND HEALTH, argues that ensuring that our food supply is safe is not just a matter of clean food processing, delivery, and distribution, but of politics. She describes how the influential food industries oppose safety regulations and deny accountability. She also ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.44! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Genetically Engineered Food: Changing the Nature of Nature: What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself, Your Family, and Our Planet more books like this by Martin Teitel, Ph.D., PH D Teitel, Kimberly A Wilson add to wishlist This revised and updated second edition is both an expose and educational primer on this controversial technology that is already a part of every American's diet. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $3.96! \| signed copies \| SVS
4	Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods more books like this by Jeffrey M Smith add to wishlist In this powerful sequel to "Seeds of Deception", Jeffrey Smith shatters the biotech industry's claim that genetically modified (GM) foods are safe. Nearly forty health risks of the foods that Americans eat every day are presented in easy-to-read two-page spreads. The left page is designed for the quick scanning reader; it includes bullets, ... see all copies from $16.25! new only from $16.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food more books like this by Pamela C Ronald, Raoul W Adamchak add to wishlist In modern agricultural politics, organic farming and genetic engineering occupy opposite ends of the spectrum. In the Ronald-Adamchak household, the world is not so black and white. Ronald is a professor of plant pathology at the University of California, Davis. Adamchak manages the student-run organic farm on campus. Together, they're ... see all copies from $20.22! new only from $29.95! \| SVS
6	Genetically Engineered Food: A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers more books like this by Ronnie Cummins, Ben Lilliston, Andrew Kimbrell (Foreword by) add to wishlist Stormy debates about genetically engineered (GE) food have raged throughout the world in recent years, and the issue is now more potent than ever. Seventy to eighty percent of processed foods now sold in supermarkets contain genetically engineered ingredients, and the trend is growing at a startling rate. This second, completely revised edition ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| SVS
7	Pandora's Picnic Basket: The Potential and Hazards of Genetically Modified Foods more books like this by Alan McHughen add to wishlist Are you concerned about fish genes in tomatoes? Worried that brazil nut genes in soybeans can result in potentially lethal allergic reactions? That rapeseed plants bred to be resistant to herbicides could become uncontrollable superweeds? You are not alone. The issue of genetically modified foods has fast become one of the most debated of recent ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Genetically Engineered Food: Changing the Nature of Nature more books like this by Martin Teitel, Ph.D., Kimberly A Wilson, Ralph Nader (Foreword by) add to wishlist Teitel and Wilson survey the impact of genetic engineering on our most precious natural resource, our food supply. In this eye-opening text, the authors discuss what genetic engineering is, the powerful industries that back it, and the effect that this kind of scientific manipulation has on the food we ingest. Includes a forward by Ralph Nader. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
9	Fungal Genomics more books like this by Dilip K Arora (Editor), George G Khachatourians (Editor) add to wishlist Research in the genomics of a handful of fungi has matured at an unprecedented rate allowing comprehensive review. Developments in fungal genomics should be of great significance to new strategies in fields where disciplinary crossovers of fungal genomics, genes and their regulation, expression, and engineering will have a strong impact in dealing ... see all copies from $80.00! new only from $80.00! \| SVS
10	Food Biotechnology in Ethical Perspective more books like this by Paul B Thompson (Editor) add to wishlist Agrifood biotechnology - the genetic transformation of plants and animals through recombinant means - has created controversy in the food system for more than twenty years. This thoroughly revised and amended edition of Paul B. Thompson's path breaking study of ethical and philosophical issues raised by this technology is up to date. The original ... see all copies from $19.84! new only from $34.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Unnatural Harvest: How Genetic Engineering Is Altering Our Food more books like this by Ingeborg Boyens add to wishlist Do you know what you're eating? Do you know what you're feeding your children? chances are, the last time you visited the grocery store, you unwittingly purchased foodstuffs that have been genetically altered. That means you've become part of an alarming experiment on food and humans, carried out on an international scale by powerful biotech ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.36! \| SVS
12 view cover	Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Food more books like this by Nina Fedoroff, Nancy Brown add to wishlist While European restaurants race to footnote menus, reassuring concerned gourmands that no genetically modified ingredients were used in the preparation of their food, starving populations around the world eagerly await the next harvest of scientifically improved crops. "Mendel in the Kitchen" provides a clear and balanced picture of this tangled, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.04! \| signed copies
13 view cover	Bioinformatics more books like this by Dilip K Arora (Editor), Randy Berka (Editor), Gautam B Singh (Editor) add to wishlist The advances in genomic technologies, such as microarrays and high throughput sequencing, have expanded the realm of possibilities for capturing data and analyzing it using automated computer driven bioinformatics tools. With the completion of the sequencing of genomes of human and several model organisms, a quest for scientific discoveries being ... see all copies from $137.76! new only from $137.76!
14 view cover	New Technologies and the Future of Food and Nutrition more books like this by Gerald E Gaull (Editor), Ray A Goldberg (Editor) add to wishlist The food chain is one of the most significant sectors to be affected by technological change and the globalization of markets. This volume presents a penetrating account of the emerging features of the worldwide food industry and the projected consequences of technological developments, as well as statements on private and public issues concerning ... see all copies from $2.80! new only from $117.40! \| SVS
15 view cover	New and developing sources of food proteins more books like this by B J F Hudson add to wishlist 'This book is a good source of information and a valuable asset for the food technologist, agriculturist and biotechnologist...Considering the amount of information packed in this book and its concise layout, we would say this book is definitely worth its recommend price.' - "Bioseparation". see all copies from $157.28! new only from $161.94! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Biotechnology in Flavor Production more books like this by Daphna Havkin-Frenkel (Editor), Faith Belanger (Editor) add to wishlist Biotechnology can deliver complex flavors both as fermentation products and single constituents. Recent developments in transgenic research have spawned numerous studies in the use of metabolic engineering of biosynthetic pathways to produce high-value secondary metabolites that can enhance the flavors of food products. Biotechnology is also ... see all copies from $89.29! new only from $89.29!
17 view cover	How to avoid GM food : hundreds of brands, products and ingredients to avoid more books like this by Joanna Blythman add to wishlist The first, groundbreaking book, by Britain's foremost food commentator, Joanna Blythman, to tell you all you need to know about genetically modified food and how to avoid it -- from bread to supermarket cook-chill suppers. The development of GM foods is giving rise to the most important debate there has ever been over the way our food is produced ... see all copies from $2.53!
18 view cover	Aroma Biotechnology more books like this by Ralf G. Berger add to wishlist Aroma biotechnology opens access to natural volatile flavours. Due to the attribute of "naturalness", these aromas are valuable ingredients for foods, cosmetics and related products. The author of this text describes biocatalyzed reactions and biogenetic routes leading to aroma and flavour compounds. He depicts in detail their utilization in ... see all copies from $130.00! new only from $193.00! \| first editions
19 view cover	Functional Foods and Biotechnology more books like this by Kalidas Shetty add to wishlist World-wide there are more overweight and obese people (1 billion) than there are malnourished (0.8 billion). Today the challenge lies not just in meeting basic nutritional needs, but providing additional protective ingredients to help prevent the major chronic diseases associated with obesity. Biotechnology has become an important tool in recent ... see all copies from $108.00! new only from $108.00!
20 view cover	The International Politics of Genetically Modified Food: Diplomacy, Trade and Law more books like this by Robert Falkner (Editor) add to wishlist Genetically modified food is at the heart of a new global conflict over how to govern risky technologies in an era of globalization. A transatlantic trade dispute and North-South tensions have complicated the task of creating a global regime for genetic engineering in agriculture. This timely, comprehensive and provocative collection brings ... see all copies from $52.95! new only from $76.70! \| SVS
21 view cover	Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Foods more books like this by Robert E Evenson, V Santaniello (Editor), s Santaniello (Editor) add to wishlist In recent years there have been increasing concerns about the potential health risks of genetically modified foods. Consumer perceptions vary between countries, but are probably most pronounced in Europe and least in North America. These have had a profound and controversial effect on the development of markets for GM products. This book presents ... see all copies from $66.44! new only from $124.50!
22 view cover	Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition 1997 more books like this by J Wiseman (Editor), P C Garnsworthy (Editor) add to wishlist Contains details of new developments in the field of animal nutrition including manipulating immune systems without antibiotics, the use of dietary enzymes and, in the extensive dairy cow section, comparisons between American and French feeding systems. see all copies from $13.48! new only from $17.93! \| SVS
23 view cover	Bioprocesses and Biotechnology for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals more books like this by Jean-Richard Neeser (Editor), J Bruce German (Editor) add to wishlist "Bioprocesses and Biotechnology for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals" assembles a broad spectrum of perspectives from specialists in academic, governmental, and industrial research settings to demonstrate the influence of biochemistry and biotechnological applications on functional food developments. It analyses the nutritional and ... see all copies from $150.97! new only from $150.97! \| SVS
24 view cover	Handbook of Food and Bioprocess Modeling Techniques more books like this by Shyam S Sablani (Editor), Ashim K Datta (Editor), M Shafiur Rahman (Editor) add to wishlist Models are efficient tools toward improved understanding of a process, thereby reducing the number of experiments, saving time and expense. They can provide process optimization, predictive capability, improved process automation, and control possibilities. With the advancement of computers, use of some form of model has become integral to most ... see all copies from $151.99! new only from $151.99!
25 view cover	Food Biotechnology, Second Edition more books like this by Kalidas Shetty (Editor), Rod Casey, Gopinadhan Paliyath (Editor) add to wishlist Revised and updated to reflect the latest research and advances available, "Food Biotechnology, Second Edition" demonstrates the effect that biotechnology has on food production and processing. It is an authoritative and exhaustive compilation that discusses the bioconversion of raw food materials to processed products, the improvement of food ... see all copies from $356.28! new only from $356.28!

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	Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health by Marion Nestle see all from $2.49! new only from $7.95!
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