First fruit : the creation of the Flavr savr tomato and the birth of genetically engineered food /

First fruit : the creation of the Flavr savr tomato and the birth of genetically engineered food /

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Author / Creator:Martineau, Belinda.
Imprint:New York : McGraw-Hill, c2001.
Description:xvi, 269 p. ; 22 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Transgenic plants.
Crops -- Genetic engineering.
Genetically modified foods.
Tomatoes -- Genetic engineering.
Transgenic plants.
Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4484965
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ISBN:0071360565
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258).
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Gleam in Management's Eye
  • 2. Scientific Conception (amid Misconceptions and Controversy)
  • 3. Virgin Territory: Plant Genetic Engineering and U.S. Regulatory Agencies
  • 4. The Long, Hard Regulatory Labor: The Flavr Savr Tomato Advisory Opinion
  • 5. Transition from a Science-Driven to a Business-Driven Enterprise
  • 6. Overpromised, Underdelivered
  • 7. Afterbirth
  • Epilogue: The Aftermath
  • End Notes
  • Index
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