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Sources Select ResourcesFair Shares of FoodAgriculture in an Age of Gadgets Cox, Stan Article 2013 Counter Punch Concern over lagging production has prompted a search for technological tricks that might revolutionize food production. Gene wars: the last-ditch battle over who owns the rights to our DNAMcKie, Robin Article 2013 Guardian Weekly A US biotech company is fighting to protect the patents it took out on a test for a cancer-causing gene. Scientists say a win for the firm would set back a growing ability to detect diseases. Genetic engineeringSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification, is the human manipulation of an organism's genetic material in a way that does not occur under natural conditions. Global effects of GM crops questionedVidal, John Article 2011 The Guardian Twenty Indian, south-east Asian, African and Latin American food and conservation groups have published a damning study, saying that GM (genetically modified) crops have failed to increase yield, whil... God's Red Pencil? CRISPR and The Three Myths of Precise Genome EditingLatham, Jonathan Article 2016 Counterpunch For the last seventy years all chemical and biological technologies, from genetic engineering to pesticides, have been built on a myth of precision and specificity. They have all been adopted under th... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - May 7, 2016Tax Evasion Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Connexions Employing a network of accountants, tax lawyers, corporate shells, tax havens, secret bank accounts, and other methods, the 1% have become extremely adept at evading even the low rates of taxation the... Sources BookshelfAltered Genes, Twisted TruthHow the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government, and Systematically Deceived the Public Drucker, Steven M. Book 2015 Drucker elucidates the scientific facts about genetically engineered foods that the PR myths have been obscuring. Government Ministries & AgenciesNational Research Council of CanadaCanada's premier organization for research and development. |
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