Dinner at the New Gene Cafe: How Genetic Engineering Is Changing What We Eat, How We Live, and the Global Politics of Food Book

It may be true that we are what we eat; now, with a flood of genetically modified foods overtaking the market, it is possible to eat what we are. But the prospect of genetic cannibalism is the least of the worries of food activists, and journalist Bill Lambrecht's Dinner at the New Gene Café follows both sides of the genetically modified organism (GMO) debate with vigour. He's been covering the story since the mid-1980s, interviewing agricultural officials, bio-tech industry executives, family farmers, and protestors to build a comprehensive understanding of the issues. Clear and direct, Lambrecht's writing explains the science and politics plainly enough for those that failed Biology or Politics at school. He is equally sceptical about the claims of industry shills and activists, and often shakes his head in wonder at the incompetence of government agencies. From academic conferences to the Battle for Seattle, he's seen every aspect of the GMO wars as they ignited in Europe and slowly spread across the world and eventually penetrated the US. Peppered with short essays on his own illegal home experiments with GMO seeds, Dinner at the New Gene Café offers readers insight into a growing question that will likely define our menu choices for many years to come. --Rob LightnerRead More