{"product_id":"genetically-modified-forests-from-stone-age-to-modern-biotechnology-paperback","title":"Genetically Modified Forests: From Stone Age to Modern Biotechnology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRowland D. Burdon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam J. Libby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBob Kellison\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe term biotechnology came into common usage in the 1980s. Broadly defined, it is anything that combines biology and technology, but it commonly refers to genetic manipulation of plants and animals. And it has a long history; the genetics of many tree species have been purposefully modified for more than 5,000 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGenetically Modified Forests\u003c\/i\u003e, published jointly with the Institute of Forest Biotechnology, the authors trace the history of tree improvement, helping the reader to understand both human effect on tree genetics and the real and imagined concerns of genetic engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRowland D. Burdon has been a researcher at the New Zealand Forest Research Institute (now branded Scion), Rotorua, since 1964.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam J. Libby was a professor at the University of California-Berkeley from 1961 until 1994 with joint appointments in the Genetics, Forestry, and Conservation of Natural Resources departments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 8.98 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47941579899101,"sku":"9780890300688","price":25.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/H1bDmOP_hn9780890300688.webp?v=1779249555","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/genetically-modified-forests-from-stone-age-to-modern-biotechnology-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}