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041			_aEnglish
082			_223 _a575.10724 _bPERO
100			_aNicanor Perlas _927366
245			_aOvercoming Illusions About Biotechnology
260			_aGoa _bThe Other India Press _c1994
300			_a119 p. _bPB _c21.5x13.5 cm.
365			_b₹75.00 _c₹ _d₹75.00
520			_aProponents of the new biotechnologies claim how wonderful their benefits will be to agriculture and human health. But scientists and citizen groups are also increasingly concerned about the potential costs and adverse effects of these biotechnologies, especially genetic engineering. This book, by a Filipino scientist and a major practitioner of sustainable agriculture, begins with a general critique of the new agriculture biotechnologies. it then examines in detail the environmental, social, political, and ethical impacts of the new biotechnologies. It concludes with proposals to control the biotechnology revolution and for sustainable agriculture alternatives that need not depend on genetic engineering. This book is a timely contribution to one of the most critical controversies of our times, advocating for greater public awareness and adequate social control over a new technology that claims to be near-miraculous but may prove to be disastrous.
650			_aBiotechnology _927367
700			_aPERLAS (Nicanor) _927368
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