The Gene Hunters : : Biotechnology and the Scramble for Seeds / / Calestous Juma.
The world is on the verge of receiving new life forms that will profoundly and irrevocably change the global economy: the "gene hunters" who first cloned the gene in 1973 are now not only modifying existing species but also creating new plants and animals. Ready or not for such awesome pow...
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Juma, Calestous, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Gene Hunters : Biotechnology and the Scramble for Seeds / Calestous Juma. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014] ©1989 1 online resource (304 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Princeton Legacy Library ; 996 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Introduction -- 1. Genetic Resources and Socio-economic Evolution -- 2. Explorations in Historical Botany -- 3. Genetic Resources and World Agriculture -- 4. Branching Points in Biotechnology -- 5. Life as Intellectual Property -- 6. Germplasm and Kenya's Agriculture: A Case Study -- 7. The Way Ahead: Policy Options for Africa -- Appendix: Institutions Conserving Genetic Resources -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The world is on the verge of receiving new life forms that will profoundly and irrevocably change the global economy: the "gene hunters" who first cloned the gene in 1973 are now not only modifying existing species but also creating new plants and animals. Ready or not for such awesome power, the human race has put itself in a position to govern evolution. What will we do with the abilities we now command? asks this broad and stimulating book on the role of plant material in economic development. Writing in a style that is easily understandable even to those with no background in biotechnology, Calestous Juma begins by showing how the importation of plants strengthened the British Empire and brought the United States to global agricultural superiority. He goes on to explore the current international competition for genetic material and the potential impact of biotechnology on the relationship of the developed and developing world. Juma points out that biotechnology poses real dangers to the third world. Often one of the few exportable resources that a developing country possesses is an unusual or rare crop, but biotechnological techniques make possible the cultivation of many such crops outside their natural habitats, potentially eliminating the need to import the crops from the countries in which they grow indigenously. After discussing the threat of biotechnology, Juma comes full circle and points out that it does not have to be a threat. Actually, tremendous benefits could accrue to the third world from biotechnology--if and only if that new technology is adapted to its needs.Originally published in 1989.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Germplasm resources, Plant Utilization Africa. Plant biotechnology Forecasting Africa. Plant biotechnology Africa Forecasting. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999 9783110413441 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package Social Sciences 9783110413601 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 9783110442496 print 9780691603803 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400860258 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400860258 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400860258.jpg |
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