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Anyone who eats food needs to read this book.June 11, 2000 18 out of 20 found this review helpful
As a writer and researcher, I ran across this book doingbackground for The Magic Bean, a chapter on soy ( ).P>The importanceof Teitel and Wilson's book is that in a very simple, readable fashion, they have presented the main problematic issues with GM, including: - its inherent unpredictability - the assault on the biodiversity of nature - irrevocable disruption of evolution - the patenting of seeds and life forms by the agri-giants - the sweetheart relationship between the FDA and the food giants: why GM foods aren't labeled - the merging of the food and chemical industries - the global oppression of the single farmer
Except for a few lapses into passe' early-90s rabid feminist rhetoric, the book could have been a pivotal work. It still may be employed as a primer for the non-scientific layman who is just beginning his research on the topic of genetic modification, and who has some suspicions that everything isn't quite so safe as Monsanto's PR machine would lead us all to believe.
The book is well researched, although the footnoting method is most inconvenient. I was fascinated by the sources that describe the current state laws regarding what may or may not be said in written or spoken media about food. In many states it is a crime to criticize food products! It would cost millions in court costs to challenge these blatantly unconstitutional state laws, rammed through legislatures by the agri-giants. The result is a de facto negation of the First Amendment. What else is new, huh?
If the reader has any interest in GM, this book is a good jumping-off point. END
Genetically Engineered Food: Changing the Nature of NatureMay 16, 2000 8 out of 9 found this review helpful
As a non-scientist I was able to read and understand the technology of genetically engineered foods (to my limited college student abilities).It made me think of everything that i put into my grocery basket. Indespensible information at your fingetips.
