Genetic Roulette

Résumé du livre

What's your response when someone comes out with a fatuous statement they've picked up from somewhere to the effect that 'There's no evidence that Genetically Modified food is harmful'? If you have time and energy enough, perhaps you manage to scrabble together some bits and pieces from your memory, the web, a book or an article. Or maybe you just shrug your shoulders and muse that the world is going to hell and there is nothing you can do about it. Well, now there is. Just point them in the direction of the latest book from Jeffrey Smith - Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods. A must read for every policy maker, educator and journalist, it's also invaluable for anyone who wants to sharpen up their weaponry in the battle against the imposition of GM foods. And judging by the steady stream of emails received over years from students, colleges and universities asking to explain the risks of GM foods, every educational institution and public library needs to buy this book. It will come as no surprise to GM Watch subscribers that contrary to what the industry would have us believe, there are a considerable number of findings that show GM causes harm. Smith uses previously unavailable material obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and has trawled through piles of industry submissions and government documents. He extracts the scientific meat and methodically lays it out for our examination. The layout of the book is designed to make material accessible to three levels of reader: the scanner, the casual reader and the reader that wants all the details. You don't need a scientific background to understand it. While the book is not bedtime reading all terms are defined and the boggle factor is kept low. The excellent table of contents gives a one-sentence summary of each of the risks of GM foods and enables the reader to quickly access the evidence. Jeffrey Smith is the best science communicator alive today, and this book stands as the final word on GM health risks. It's the definitive answer to those who don't know, those who don't want to know, and those who know but don't want anyone else to know.