GMOs Decoded: A Skeptic's View of Genetically Modified Foods

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Sheldon Krimsky (Professor, Tufts University) Marion Nestle (New York University)

GMOs Decoded

A Skeptic's View of Genetically Modified Foods

Sheldon Krimsky (Professor, Tufts University), Marion Nestle (New York University), Robert Gottlieb (Henry R. Luce Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy)

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English

Massachusetts Inst of Tec
12 March 2019

Food & society; Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments; Mathematics & Sciences; Nuclear issues; Sustainable agriculture

Series: Food, Health, and the Environment

"The debate over genetically modified organisms- health and safety concerns, environmental impact, and scientific opinions.

Since they were introduced to the market in the late 1990s, GMOs (genetically modified organisms, including genetically modified crops), have been subject to a barrage of criticism. Agriculture has welcomed this new technology, but public opposition has been loud and scientific opinion mixed. In GMOs Decoded, Sheldon Krimsky examines the controversies over GMOs-health and safety concerns, environmental issues, the implications for world hunger, and the scientific consensus (or lack of one). He explores the viewpoints of a range of GMO skeptics, from public advocacy groups and nongovernmental organizations to scientists with differing views on risk and environmental impact. Krimsky explains the differences between traditional plant breeding and ""molecular breeding"" through genetic engineering (GE); describes early GMO products, including the infamous Flavr Savr tomato; and discusses herbicide-, disease-, and insect-resistant GE plants. He considers the different American and European approaches to risk assessment, dueling scientific interpretations of plant genetics, and the controversy over labeling GMO products. He analyzes a key 2016 report from the National Academies of Sciences on GMO health effects and considers the controversy over biofortified rice (Golden Rice)-which some saw as a humanitarian project and others as an exercise in public relations.

Do GMO crops hold promise or peril? By offering an accessible review of the risks and benefits of GMO crops, and a guide to the controversies over them, Krimsky helps readers judge for themselves."

By: Sheldon Krimsky (Professor Tufts University)
Foreword by: Marion Nestle (New York University)
Series edited by: Robert Gottlieb (Henry R. Luce Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy)
Imprint: Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
ISBN: 9780262039192
ISBN 10: 0262039192
Series: Food, Health, and the Environment
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 12 March 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Reviews for GMOs Decoded: A Skeptic's View of Genetically Modified Foods

Marion Nestle's foreword describes Krimsky's work a 'gift to anyone confused' about the subject, an apt description for this fair-minded, informative primer.” —Publishers Weekly