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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1472946987
ISBN-13
9781472946980
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239681695
Product Key Features
Book Title
Seeds of Science : Why We Got It So Wrong on Gmos
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Nature, Technology & Engineering, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
15.4 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.6 in
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Trade
Reviews
"A well-tempered, smoothly written book." - Kirkus "Thought-provoking reading." - Publishers Weekly ". . . full of factoids that'll make you rethink a highly debated subject, and also what's really going on with those giant apples that don't bruise or brown." - Bonappetit.com "Partly a level-headed look at the benefits as well as the downsides of genetic modification, and partly a personal account of how Mark came to believe that the scientific method was, on the whole, not a bad way of analysing questions of crop production and farming. I found it riveting, largely because he writes so well and so open-mindedly, and I warmly recommend it." - Philip Pullman "Mark Lynas tells the remarkable story of a mass delusion fuelled by primitive folk-science intuitions, sacred values, and disinformation from some of our most sainted organizations. His exposé is an important contribution to an issue with enormous potential for benefiting humanity, and a gripping account of the tensions that can surround technological progress."- Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now "A gripping story of how a passionate troublemaker became an equally passionate campaigner for the facts. Seeds of Science is not only a compellingly-researched argument, it is the tale of how Mark Lynas's life changed. Reading it may change your life, too." - Tim Harford, author of Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy and presenter of More or Less "Mark Lynas is a courageous writer whose evidence-based turnaround on GMOs should be a lesson to all environmentalists. A must-read for anyone who cares about our future." - Simon Singh, popular science writer and author of The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets "In short, Mark Lynas is a saint." - Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times, Partly a level-headed look at the benefits as well as the downsides of genetic modification, and partly a personal account of how Mark came to believe that the scientific method was, on the whole, not a bad way of analysing questions of crop production and farming. I found it riveting, largely because he writes so well and so open-mindedly , and I warmly recommend it ., Partly a level-headed look at the benefits as well as the downsides of genetic modification, and partly a personal account of how Mark came to believe that the scientific method was, on the whole, not a bad way of analysing questions of crop production and farming. I found it riveting, largely because he writes so well and so open-mindedly, and I warmly recommend it., Gives readers a firsthand look at both sides of the discourse [...] The book begins with heart-racing accounts of the law-breaking activities Lynas engaged in [...] By the end of chapter 7, science has won the debate., Mark Lynas is a courageous writer whose evidence-based turnaround on GMOs should be a lesson to all environmentalists. A must-read for anyone who cares about our future., "A well-tempered, smoothly written book." - Kirkus "Thought-provoking reading." - Publishers Weekly ". . . full of factoids that'll make you rethink a highly debated subject, and also what's really going on with those giant apples that don't bruise or brown." - Bonappetit.com "Lynas may have been brash and insistent in the past, but here, he is deliberate, thoughtful, and committed to setting the record straight regarding GMOs." - Booklist "Partly a level-headed look at the benefits as well as the downsides of genetic modification, and partly a personal account of how Mark came to believe that the scientific method was, on the whole, not a bad way of analysing questions of crop production and farming. I found it riveting, largely because he writes so well and so open-mindedly, and I warmly recommend it." - Philip Pullman "Mark Lynas tells the remarkable story of a mass delusion fuelled by primitive folk-science intuitions, sacred values, and disinformation from some of our most sainted organizations. His exposé is an important contribution to an issue with enormous potential for benefiting humanity, and a gripping account of the tensions that can surround technological progress."- Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now "A gripping story of how a passionate troublemaker became an equally passionate campaigner for the facts. Seeds of Science is not only a compellingly-researched argument, it is the tale of how Mark Lynas's life changed. Reading it may change your life, too." - Tim Harford, author of Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy and presenter of More or Less "Mark Lynas is a courageous writer whose evidence-based turnaround on GMOs should be a lesson to all environmentalists. A must-read for anyone who cares about our future." - Simon Singh, popular science writer and author of The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets "In short, Mark Lynas is a saint." - Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times, "Thought-provoking reading." - Publishers Weekly "A well-tempered, smoothly written book." - Kirkus "Partly a level-headed look at the benefits as well as the downsides of genetic modification, and partly a personal account of how Mark came to believe that the scientific method was, on the whole, not a bad way of analysing questions of crop production and farming. I found it riveting, largely because he writes so well and so open-mindedly, and I warmly recommend it." - Philip Pullman "Mark Lynas tells the remarkable story of a mass delusion fuelled by primitive folk-science intuitions, sacred values, and disinformation from some of our most sainted organizations. His exposé is an important contribution to an issue with enormous potential for benefiting humanity, and a gripping account of the tensions that can surround technological progress." - Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now "A gripping story of how a passionate troublemaker became an equally passionate campaigner for the facts. Seeds of Science is not only a compellingly-researched argument, it is the tale of how Mark Lynas's life changed. Reading it may change your life, too." - Tim Harford, author of Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy and presenter of More or Less "Mark Lynas is a courageous writer whose evidence-based turnaround on GMOs should be a lesson to all environmentalists. A must-read for anyone who cares about our future." - Simon Singh, popular science writer and author of The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets "In short, Mark Lynas is a saint." - Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times, Mark Lynas has written a rattling good account of his conversion from student activist to respected science writer. This is serious stuff, enlivened by all elements of a popular thriller., Seeks to understand why greens, including Lynas himself, saw genetic engineering as an enemy from the very beginning [...] Lynas's experience suggests that the most important mind you can change is your own [...] Lynas has been through the fire to bring us this insight ., A gripping story of how a passionate troublemaker became an equally passionate campaigner for the facts. Seeds of Science is not only a compellingly-researched argument , it is the tale of how Mark Lynas's life changed. Reading it may change your life , too., The book is full of factoids that'll make you rethink a highly debated subject, and also what's really going on with those giant apples that don't bruise or brown., Seeds of Science tells the [GMO] story from a unique perspective . The logic of Lynas's conversion is an implicit challenge to both the American right and the left., Mark Lynas tells the remarkable story of a mass delusion fuelled by primitive folk-science intuitions, sacred values, and disinformation from some of our most sainted organizations. His exposé is an important contribution to an issue with enormous potential for benefiting humanity, and a gripping account of the tensions that can surround technological progress.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
660.65
Table Of Content
GMO, GM or GE? Chapter 1: UK Direct Action: How we Stopped the GMO JuggernautChapter 2: Seeds of Science: How I Changed my MindChapter 3: The Inventors of Genetic Engineering Chapter 4: A True History of MonsantoChapter 5: Suicide Seeds? Farmers and GMOs from Canada to BangladeshChapter 6: Africa: Let Them Eat Organic Baby CornChapter 7: The Rise and Rise of the Anti-GMO Movement Chapter 8: What Anti-GMO Activists Got RightChapter 9: How Environmentalists Think Chapter 10: Twenty Years of Failure NotesAcknowledgementsIndex
Edition Description
Digital original
Synopsis
The inside story of the fight for and against genetic modification in food, from someone who's been on the front line of both sides of the argument., 'Fluent, persuasive and surely right.' Evening Standard The inside story of the fight for and against genetic modification in food. 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 why. In 2013, in a world-famous recantation speech, Mark apologised for having destroyed GM crops. He spent the subsequent years touring Africa and Asia, and working with plant scientists who are using this technology to help smallholder farmers in developing countries cope better with pests, diseases and droughts. This book lifts the lid on the anti-GMO craze and shows how science was left by the wayside as a wave of public hysteria swept the world. Mark takes us back to the origins of the technology and introduces the scientific pioneers who invented it. He explains what led him to question his earlier assumptions about GM food, and talks to both sides of this fractious debate to see what still motivates worldwide opposition today. In the process he asks - and answers - the killer question: how did we all get it so wrong on GMOs? 'An important contribution to an issue with enormous potential for benefiting humanity.' Stephen Pinker'I warmly recommend it.' Philip Pullman, In Seeds of Science , eco-activist Mark Lynas lifts the lid on the controversial story and misunderstood science of GMOs. In the mid-1990s, as the global media stirred up a panic about the risks of genetically modified crops, Lynas destroyed crop fields and spoke out in the press...until he realized he was wrong. This book explains why. Twenty years after GMO crops became a source of controversy, scientists are working hard to devise new farming methods that will meet the world's food requirements while causing the minimum amount of ecological harm. We're now discovering that the environmentalist mainstream might have misjudged the GMO issue completely, and as a consequence we have forfeited two decades' worth of scientific progress in perhaps the most vital area of human need: food. No one is more aware of this fact than Mark Lynas. Starting out as one of the leading activists in the fight against GMOs-from destroying experimental crop fields to leading the charge in the press-in 2013 Lynas famously admitted that he got it all wrong. Lynas takes us back to the origins of the technology, and examines the histories of the people and companies who pioneered it. He explains what lead him to question his assumptions on GMOs, and how he is currently tracking poverty by using genetic modification to encourage better harvests. Seeds of Science provides an explanation of the research that has enabled this technology-something which led to countless misconceptions about a field that could provide perhaps the only solution to a planet with a population of ten billion people.
LC Classification Number
QH442.6
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