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| | First Fruit:
The Creation of the Flavr Savr Tomato and the Birth of Biotech Foods
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| | by Belinda Martineau
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ZIN Product Number: 10013363
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| | | |  | | | Product Details
 Format: Hardcover, 269 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071360565
Release Date: Jan 5, 2002
Average Reader Review:   (Based on 1 review.)
| |  | | | From The Publisher
In 1994 a little California biotech startup called Calgene introduced the Flavr Savr(tm) tomato, the first genetically engineered whole food ever brought to market, and laid the groundwork for the entire agricultural biotechnology industry.
In a fast-paced narrative full of colorful characters, surprising twists and turns, and several eye-opening revelations, Belinda Martineau chronicles the story behind the making of the Flavr Savr(tm), from its conception, through its much-heralded introduction to market, and its ignominious disappearance. As a member of the Calgene team that developed the Flavr Savr(tm) and secured its regulatory approval, Martineau underwent a transformation from an enthusiastic believer in biotechnology's promise to a battle-weary skeptic. Her account serves as a cautionary tale for the biotech age, offering a revealing look at how the science of genetic engineering is actually done, how corporate decisions are really made in biotech startups, and how the regulatory system in the U.S. does and doesn't work.
Most importantly, First Fruit goes beyond the polarized debate currently surrounding genetically modified foods to illustrate both the benefits and the risks of this new technology.
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If you like Harlequin romances, read this book
-- A reviewer, a dual Master's Degree student, April 19, 2002
Also Recommended: Genome
| |  | | | | Preface | | | Acknowledgments | | | 1 | The Gleam in Management's Eye | 1 | | 2 | Scientific Conception (amid Misconceptions and Controversy) | 19 | | 3 | Virgin Territory: Plant Genetic Engineering and U.S. Regulatory Agencies | 55 | | 4 | The Long, Hard Regulatory Labor: The Flavr Savr Tomato Advisory Opinion | 95 | | 5 | Transition from a Science-Driven to a Business-Driven Enterprise | 127 | | 6 | Overpromised, Underdelivered | 181 | | 7 | Afterbirth | 201 | | Epilogue: The Aftermath | 227 | | End Notes | 245 | | Index | 259 |
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