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Juma, Calestous.

Title The Gene Hunters : Biotechnology and the Scramble for Seeds.

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Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.

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Location	Call No.	Status
Rocky Hill - Downloadable Materials	EBSCO Ebook	Downloadable
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Description	1 online resource (303 pages).
Series	Princeton Legacy Library
	Princeton legacy library.
Note	Print version record.
	Cover.
Summary	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 biotechn.
Subject	Plant biotechnology -- Africa -- Forecasting.
	Germplasm resources, Plant -- Utilization -- Africa.
	Developing countries -- Economic policy.
	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
	Economic policy. (OCoLC)fst00902025
	Germplasm resources, Plant -- Utilization. (OCoLC)fst00942197
	Plant biotechnology -- Forecasting. (OCoLC)fst01065279
	Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239509
	Developing countries. (OCoLC)fst01242969
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Juma, Calestous. Gene Hunters : Biotechnology and the Scramble for Seeds. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2014
ISBN	9781400860258 (electronic bk.)
	1400860253 (electronic bk.)

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