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The eyes of Nye [videorecording] genetically modified foods / by Nye, Bill.(CARDINAL)281983;
Executive producer Douglas M. Wilson ; editor Tracy Dethlefs.Host: Bill Nye.Is genetic engineering safe: it may be too soon to tell, but that doesn't stop Bill Nye from exploring the benefits and risks.Grad level: 9-12.
Subjects: Transgenic plants.; Plant genetic engineering.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Pandora's picnic basket : the potential and hazards of genetically modified foods / by McHughen, Alan.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Food; Transgenic plants.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Food fight : GMOs and the future of the American diet / by Jenkins, McKay,1963-author.(CARDINAL)685110;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part One Roots -- Are GMOs Safe? Is That the Right Question? -- The Long, Paved Road to Industrial Food, and the Disappearance of the American Farmer -- Mapping and Engineering and Playing Prometheus -- Part Two Seeds -- The Fruit That Saved an Island -- Trouble in Paradise -- Fighting for That Which Feeds Us -- Part Three Fruit -- Feeding the World -- The Plant That Started Civilization, and the Plant That Could Save It -- Can GMOs Be Sustainable? -- The Farm Next Door."Are GMOs really that bad? A prominent environmental journalist takes a fresh look at what they actually mean for our food system and for us,"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Transgenic plants.; Crops;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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GMO myths and truths : a citizen's guide to the evidence on the safety and efficacy of genetically modified crops / by Robinson, Claire,1959-author.(CARDINAL)469341; Antoniou, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)409774; Fagan, John,1949-author.(CARDINAL)640610;
Subjects: Transgenic plants; Transgenic organisms;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Let them eat precaution : how politics is undermining the genetic revolution in agriculture / by Entine, Jon.(CARDINAL)774141;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Food supply.; Plant biotechnology.; Plant biotechnology; Transgenic plants.; Transgenic plants;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Basmati blues [videorecording] / by Ambudkar, Utkarsh,actor.; Bakula, Scott,actor.(CARDINAL)340926; Baron, Danny,film director,screenwriter.; Caulfield, Monique,film producer.; Daly, Tyne,actor.; Dorchen, Jeffrey,screenwriter.; Gerber, Rudolf,film producer.; Larson, Brie,1989-actor.(CARDINAL)346659; Sehgal, Saahil,actor.; Soros, Jeffrey,film producer.; Sutherland, Donald,1935-actor.; Thompson, Danny(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Considered Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Red Baron Films,production company.; Shout! Factory (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)346726; Zag Film AG,productionc company.;
Director of photography, Himman Dhamija ; editor, Tom Lewis ; music, Steven Argila.Brie Larson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Scott Bakula, Saahil Sehgal, Tyne Daly, Donald Sutherland.In this musical comedy, Linda Watt, a sheltered but brilliant young scientist is plucked out of her company's lab and sent to India by her CEO to sell "Rice 9," a genetically modified rice she's created, unaware that the rice will destroy the Indian farmers she thinks she's helping.Rating: Not rated.DVD; NTSC; region 1; 5.1 or 2.0 Dolby digital; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Musical films.; Romance films.; Romantic comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Farmers; Scientists; Transgenic plants;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Orchard Gap / by Gelly, C. David,author.;
"A rogue biotech scientist secretly nurtures her deadly GMO corn seed while America sleeps..." Sall Barber is a brilliant Ph.D. working for a global biotech firm in Research Triangle Park North Carolina who is about to be honored as the youngest recipient of the World Food Prize. Hidden deep in her laboratory is her sinister plot to use her "secret" GMO corn seed to kill and destabilize America. An adrenaline producing thriller to capture this mysterious scientist before it is too late takes the reader through the slums of Karachi to the GMO Research fields of Kauai and is unraveled in tiny Orchard Gap, Virginia. Quinn McSpain and Louisa Hawke are called upon again to capture this rogue geneticist who holds the deadliest of secrets more sinister than Ebola and must be stopped before she brings America to... itsees!"--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Fiction.; Transgenic plants; Transgenic organisms industry; Women geneticists; Retirees;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Critical perspectives on genetically modified crops and food / by Gordon, Susan,1968-(CARDINAL)467276;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Time, continuity, and change: the evolution of GM crops -- From travels in the genetically modified zone / by Mark L. Winston -- From Mendel in the kitchen / by Nina Fedoroff and Nancy Marie Brown -- From DNA: the secret of life / by James D. Watson -- From "billions Served" / by Ronald Bailey -- Science, technology, and society: food for earth -- From Food, Inc. / by Peter Pringle -- "A cure for the common farm?" / by Lucinda Fleeson -- "Grains of hope" / by J. Madeleine Nash -- Productions, distribution, and consumption: the impact of GM Foods -- "The World in a Seed" / by John Feffer -- "Facing biotech foods without the fear factor" / by Jane E. Brody -- From the botany of desire / by Michael Pollan --Power, authority, and governance: food and law -- From "agricultural biotechnology: savior or scourge?" / by Michael F. Jacobson -- From eating in the dark / by Kathleen Hart -- From dinner at the New Gene Caf /̌ by Bill Lambrecht -- From lords of the harvest / by Daniel Charles -- Global connections: what the world wants for dinner -- "Consumers in Europe resist gene-altered foods" / by Lizette Alvarez -- "Argentina's bitter harvest" / by Sue Branford -- "Far less scary than it used to be" / by the Economist -- For Further Reading -- Web Sites -- Annotated Bibliography -- Index.
Subjects: Crops; Genetically modified foods.; Transgenic plants.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Weed management in transgenic cotton / by Wilcut, John W.,1955-(CARDINAL)314954; North Carolina Agricultural Research Service.(CARDINAL)153159;
Includes bibliographical references (page [4]).
Subjects: Transgenic plants; Cotton;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Genetically modified food / by Thompson, Tamara,editor.(CARDINAL)688227;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Why are genetically modified foods controversial? / Eric Siegel -- Genetically modified foods are safe to eat / Monsanto Company -- Genetically modified foods are not safe to eat / Joseph Mercola -- Genetically modified crops harm the environment / Center for Food Safety -- Genetically modified crops help farmers / Andrew Weeks -- Genetically modified crops have created a "superweed" problem / Union of Concerned Scientists -- Genetically modified salmon could harm humans and the environment / Food & Water Watch -- Genetically modified salmon can feed the world / Yonathan Zohar -- Genetically modified foods should be labeled / Gary Hirshberg -- Genetically modified foods have not been sufficiently tested / Ari LeVaux -- Genetically modified foods have been studied and found safe to eat / JoAnna Wendel -- Genetically modified foods need more regulation / Food & Water Watch -- The FDA effectively regulates genetically modified foods / US Food and Drug Administration."At Issue: Genetically Modified Food: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Crops; Food; Genetically modified foods.; Transgenic plants.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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