Genes for Africa
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Genes for Africa
Genes for Africa

Genes for Africa

By
Jennifer A. Thomson (Author)  

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In Genes for Africa, Jennifer Thomson separates fact from fiction and explains why and how GM crops can help us combat poverty, starvation and disease in the developing world, in a safe and responsible way. She explains the technology, addresses controversial issues such as food safety, patents, labelling, regulation and controls and ends with a focus on Africa and possible future developments in GM technology. index
Professor Jennifer Thomson is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town and was Head of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Cape Town from 1988 to 2000. She won the L'Oreal/UNESCO prize for Women in Science for Africa in 2004 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Sorbonne University, Paris, in 2005. Her main research interests are the development of maize resistant to maize streak virus and tolerant to drought. Her books include Genes for Africa: Genetically Modified Crops in the Developing World (UCT Press, 2002) and Seeds for the Future: The Impact of Genetically Modified Crops on the Environment (Cornell University Press and CSIR Press, 2006).
  • Contributor: Jennifer A. Thomson
  • Imprint: University of Cape Town Press
  • ISBN13: 9781919713571
  • Number of Pages: 197
  • Packaged Dimensions: 217x171x15mm
  • Packaged Weight: 300
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: University of Cape Town Press
  • Release Date: 2002-07-30
  • Binding: Book
  • Biography: Professor Jennifer Thomson is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town and was Head of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Cape Town from 1988 to 2000. She won the L'Oreal/UNESCO prize for Women in Science for Africa in 2004 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Sorbonne University, Paris, in 2005. Her main research interests are the development of maize resistant to maize streak virus and tolerant to drought. Her books include Genes for Africa: Genetically Modified Crops in the Developing World (UCT Press, 2002) and Seeds for the Future: The Impact of Genetically Modified Crops on the Environment (Cornell University Press and CSIR Press, 2006).

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