And despite this I'm giving the book 5 stars. Because at the end of the day they manage to take the complexities of food production and bioengineering and communicate pragmatically, passionately and most importantly accurately. Yes there are times when the maxim "show don't tell" is executed with far less skill than I would like in a book. But I forgive the writers for the occasional stilted dialogue or overly florid description. Because I have read plenty of books on these topics by skilled journalists (Michael Pollen for example), who may be better writers, but ultimately get the science confused and mangled. Worse they are far to prone to ignore information that does not fit their preconceived narratives, and in doing so they fail to give a complete picture that tells their largely privileged audiences what they need to know. Journalists like Pollen instead tell his audience what they want to hear. When it comes to food production we need more scientists and more farmers talking, and writing passionately about what they know, and I'm more than willing to sift through a little mediocre writing to get their point of view on such an important topic.
And what a fantastically educational and thoughtful source this is. Before you sign that next antiGMO petition, or go to the polls about a labeling law, you need to read this book. You owe it to yourself to be informed, and Pam and Raoul have the unique perspectives of an organic farmer and a biologist that deserve to be heard.
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Very honest, objective, fact-based conversation on such an important subject.
This is an excellent book written with neutrality, science-based evidence, and clear for everyone to understand. This updated version is very important to read as the world faces many threats, one of them being the sustainable food production and the challenges this represents with population growth and climate change. Dr. Pamela Ronald offers very concrete examples on the safety and benefits of genetic engineering in food production, and the positive outcomes it has had in different parts of the world. She's also a supporter of organic food (her husband is an organic farmer), but she does a smart balance of both food production method as she says we need to evaluate the effectiveness of each on a case by case basis. I like her approach and writing style because at no point I feel she's trying to convince me of anything; the reader comes to their own conclusions based on the evidence presented, which is solid. We do need to support innovation, the safety & benefits of genetic engineering, and politicians supporting scientific evidence. Reading this book has cleared many of the misconceptions I had on the subject of genetic engineering and I appreciate her honesty and tremendous research she dedicated in producing this wonderful book. Highly recommended!
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This is an excellent book written with neutrality, science-based evidence, and clear for everyone to understand. This updated version is very important to read as the world faces many threats, one of them being the sustainable food production and the challenges this represents with population growth and climate change. Dr. Pamela Ronald offers very concrete examples on the safety and benefits of genetic engineering in food production, and the positive outcomes it has had in different parts of the world. She's also a supporter of organic food (her husband is an organic farmer), but she does a smart balance of both food production method as she says we need to evaluate the effectiveness of each on a case by case basis. I like her approach and writing style because at no point I feel she's trying to convince me of anything; the reader comes to their own conclusions based on the evidence presented, which is solid. We do need to support innovation, the safety & benefits of genetic engineering, and politicians supporting scientific evidence. Reading this book has cleared many of the misconceptions I had on the subject of genetic engineering and I appreciate her honesty and tremendous research she dedicated in producing this wonderful book. Highly recommended!
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