Seeds for the Future: The Impact of Genetically Modified Crops on the Environment

by Jennifer A. Thomson and Jennifer Thompson

Plants have long been genetically modified through crossbreeding and other basic agricultural techniques to make crops more resilient, nutritious, and profitable. In recent decades, however, advances in genetic engineering--including the ability to blend genetic material from animals with that of plants--have allowed farmers to grow crops that resist insect pests, weeds, viruses, and drought; provide increased iron or beta carotene; deliver vaccines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801473683
• ISBN13: 9780801473685
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Comstock Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher