Mendel in the kitchen : a scientist's view of genetically modified foods / Nina V. Fedoroff and Nancy Marie Brown.

Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, [2004], ©2004.

xiii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Against the ways of nature -- The wild and the sown -- The power in the earth -- Genes and species -- Tinkering with evolution -- Making a chimera -- The product or the process -- Is it safe to eat? -- Poisoned rats or poisoned wells -- The butterfly and the corn borer -- Pollen has always flown -- The organic rule -- Sustaining agriculture -- Sharing the fruits -- Food for thought.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-350) and index.