Biotechnology and sustainable development : voices of the south and north / edited by I. Serageldin and G.J. Persley.
"Based on the first scientific conference convened at the Library of Alexandria, 'Biotechnology and Sustainable Development: Voices of the South and North', which was held in Alexandria, Egypt, in March 2002, this book contains overviews of agriculture, health, ethics and the environm...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxon, UK :
Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub. in Association with Bibliotheca Alexandrina [and] the Doyle Foundation,
[2003]
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| Series: | Biotechnology in agriculture series ;
26. |
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| Summary: | "Based on the first scientific conference convened at the Library of Alexandria, 'Biotechnology and Sustainable Development: Voices of the South and North', which was held in Alexandria, Egypt, in March 2002, this book contains overviews of agriculture, health, ethics and the environment. It discusses how dramatic improvements in food security, health, and lifestyle could accrue to the poor people of developing countries through the applications of new technologies."--Publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Based on papers presented in March 2002 at a symposium, held to mark the opening of the new library of Alexandria. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0851996752 9780851996752 |