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Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An assessment of the hot-button debate about GMOs by a journalist who became convinced that genetically modified corn was causing family illnesses traces the evolution of ubiquitous modified products and how they are threatening human health."--NoveList.
Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa, to find out how the modest corn kernel conquered America. With the help of real farmers, powerful fertilizer, government aid, and genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hidden truths about America's modern food system.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Mark Lynas was one of the original GM field wreckers. Back in the 1990s--working undercover with his colleagues in the environmental movement--he would descend on trial sites of genetically modified crops at night and hack them to pieces. Two decades later, most people around the world--from New York to China--still think that 'GMO' foods are bad for their health or likely to damage the environment. But Mark has changed his mind. This book explains...
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This book explains how grains are grown, harvested, and processed. It also explores the debate around genetically modified crops"--
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Investigates the trends and technologies that are transforming the world of food, including America's obsession with Japan, genetic engineering, and nanotechnology.
15) Crocodile tears
Author
Series
Alex Rider adventures volume 8
Language
English
Description
Alex Rider does battle with a charity broker con artist who has invested millions of dollars in a form of genetically modified corn that can release an airborne strain of virus capable of knocking out an entire country in one day.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young chef is the only one who can protect her town from an onslaught of scientifically enhanced, highly addictive potatoes. Yasmina isn't like the other kids in her city. She might be an oddball, but no one can deny that Yasmina has a flair for food. All she needs to whip up a gourmet meal is a recipe from her cookbook and fresh vegetable form the community garden. But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a strange...
17) GMO OMG
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 338 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Robyn O'Brien is not the most likely candidate for an antiestablishment crusade. A Houston native from a conservative family, this MBA and married mother of four was not someone who gave much thought to misguided government agencies and chemicals in our food-until the day her youngest daughter had a violent allergic reaction to eggs, and everything changed. The Unhealthy Truth is both the story of how one brave woman chose to take on the system and...
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