The Frankenfood myth : how protest and politics threaten the biotech revolution /

Miller, Henry I.

The Frankenfood myth : how protest and politics threaten the biotech revolution / by Henry I. Miller and Gregory Conko ; foreword by Norman E. Borlaug ; prologue by John H. Moore. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004. - xix, 269 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A brave new world of biotechnology? : more like a brave old world! -- Myths, mistakes, misconceptions, and mendacity -- Science, common sense, and public policy -- Caution, precaution, and the precautionary principle -- The vagaries of U.S. regulation -- Legal liability issues / with Drew Kershen -- The vagaries of foreign and international regulation -- European resistance to biotechnology -- Climbing out of the quagmire.

0275978796 (alk. paper)

2004048059

GBA4-X1971


Biotechnology--Social aspects.
Biotechnology--Political aspects.
Biotechnology--Government policy.

TP248.23 / .M556 2004