Bibliograph

Modified, GMOs and the threat to our food, our land, our future, Caitlin Shetterly

Type

Label

Modified, GMOs and the threat to our food, our land, our future, Caitlin Shetterly

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-335)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Modified

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

940280643

Responsibility statement

Caitlin Shetterly

Sub title

GMOs and the threat to our food, our land, our future

Summary

What exactly are GMOs? Can they really make us sick? Why is there so much controversy around them? After she was diagnosed with a sensitivity to genetically modified corn -- and discovered that her toddler son was suffering from the same condition -- Caitlin Shetterly set out to ask these questions. The answers, and her hard-fought journey to learn them, are here in this disquieting and meditative window into GMOs and how they are modifying not only our food and our landscape, but our entire ecosystem. Modified delves deep into the heart of the matter, from the corn and soy fields of Nebraska to a beekeeping convention in Belgium to research labs in California, and shines a light on the farmers, scientists, politicians, activists, and corporations all wrestling over a most essential question: Are GMOs safe?

Table Of Contents

Flyover country -- Honey: The other side of the Atlantic -- West of Eden -- Epilogue: Invisible monsters and tender mercies

Target audience

adult

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