Uncertain peril (Record no. 36996)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 02102nam a22003734a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | ebr10256103 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | CaPaEBR |
| 007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | cr cn||||||||| |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 070625s2008 mau sb 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| Canceled/invalid LC control number | 2007026298 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9780807085806 (alk. paper) |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 0807085804 (alk. paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | CaPaEBR |
| Transcribing agency | CaPaEBR |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)646769178 |
| 050 14 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | S494.5.B563 |
| Item number | C86 2008eb |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 631.5/21 |
| Edition number | 22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cummings, Claire Hope, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1943- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Uncertain peril |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | genetic engineering and the future of seeds / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Claire Hope Cummings. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Boston, Mass. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Beacon Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | c2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xix, 232 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-217) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The rise of the techno-elites -- Trade secrets -- Trespass -- Political science -- The ownership society -- The turning points -- Who owns rice? -- The botany of scarcity -- The botany of abundance -- A green wealth -- Ripe for change -- A conversation with corn -- The down-turned hand -- A cabinet of seeds displayed -- Epilogue: the seeded earth. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Examines the rise of industrial agriculture and plant biotechnology, the fall of public interest science, and the folly of patenting seeds. The author suggests how green technologies and new approaches to food and farming methods will provide a way out of this growing predicament. |
| 533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE | |
| Type of reproduction | Electronic reproduction. |
| Place of reproduction | Palo Alto, Calif. : |
| Agency responsible for reproduction | ebrary, |
| Date of reproduction | 2009. |
| Note about reproduction | Available via World Wide Web. |
| -- | Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Agricultural biotechnology |
| General subdivision | Political aspects. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Transgenic plants |
| General subdivision | Economic aspects. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Transgenic plants |
| General subdivision | Risk assessment. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Consumer protection |
| General subdivision | Citizen participation. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Seeds |
| General subdivision | Biotechnology. |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| Source of term | local |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ebrary, Inc. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10256103 |
| Public note | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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