Ed Regis Golden Rice (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Golden RiceCondition: NewEAN: 9781421433035ISBN: 9781421433035Publisher: Johns Hopkins University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 12/03/2019Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 22mmItem Weight: 499gAuthor: Ed RegisLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The Imperiled Birth of a GMO SuperfoodISBN-10: 1421433036Description: The first book to tell the shocking story of Golden Rice, a genetically modified grain that provides essential Vitamin A and can save lives in developing countries—if only they were allowed to grow it. Ordinary white rice is nutrient poor; it consists of carbohydrates and little else. About one million people who subsist on rice become blind or die each year from vitamin A deficiency. Golden Rice, which was developed in the hopes of combatting that problem by a team of European scientists in the late '90s, was genetically modified to provide an essential nutrient that white rice lacks: beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the body. But twenty years later, this potentially sight- and life-saving miracle food still has not reached the populations most in need—and tens of millions of people in India, China, Bangladesh, and throughout South and Southeast Asia have gone blind or have died waiting. Supporters claim that the twenty-year delay in Golden Rice's introduction is an unconscionable crime against humanity. Critics have countered that the rice is a "hoax," that it is "fool's gold" and "propaganda for the genetic engineering industry." Here, science writer Ed Regis argues that Golden Rice is the world's most controversial, maligned, and misunderstood GMO. Regis tells the story of how the development, growth, and distribution of Golden Rice was delayed and repeatedly derailed by a complex but outdated set of operational guidelines and regulations imposed by the governments and sabotaged by anti-GMO activists in the very nations where the rice is most needed. Writing in a conversational style, Regis separates hyperbole from facts, overturning the myths, distortions, and urban legends about this uniquely promising superfood. Anyone interested in GMOs, social justice, or world hunger will find Golden Rice a compelling, sad, and maddening true-life science tale.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Science Nature & MathTopic: Medicine, Society & Culture, Technology & EngineeringRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Book Title: Golden Rice

Title: Golden Rice

EAN: 9781421433035

ISBN: 9781421433035

Release Date: 12/03/2019

Release Year: 2019

Subtitle: The Imperiled Birth of a GMO Superfood

ISBN-10: 1421433036

Country/Region of Manufacture: US

Genre: Science Nature & Math

Topic: Technology & Engineering

Number of Pages: 256 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Golden Rice : the Imperiled Birth of a Gmo Superfood

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Item Height: 0.9 in

Publication Year: 2019

Subject: Life Sciences / Botany, Public Health, Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Industries / Food Industry, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)

Item Weight: 17.6 Oz

Type: Textbook

Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Science, Business & Economics, Medical

Item Length: 9.2 in

Author: Ed Regis

Item Width: 6.2 in

Format: Hardcover