The Gene Debate

Issue 188 • May/June 1998

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THE GENE DEBATE

Review of The consequences of genetic engineering reach into every corner of our lives.

THE CULT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Review of We are witnessing the emergence of a cult camouflaged as science but without any ethical foundation.

SOUL OWNERSHIP

Review of The Brave New World of patents on life is all about imperialism in a new guise.

COLONIZATION OF LIFE

Review of Through gene technology corporations are invading plants, animals and indigenous people.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH NATURE?

Review of Genetic engineers want to transform plants and animals into commodities.

GENETIC RESISTANCE

Review of Radicals and shoppers agree that tampering with food through genetic manipulation is dangerous.

DUPLICITY OF DEVELOPMENT

Review of The Post-Development Reader

TRANSFORMING CITIES

Review of Cities for a Small PlanetTHE DRIVE TO MODERNITY

TRANSFORMING CITIES

Review of The Resurgence of the RealA HUMBLE DEFIANCE

TRANSFORMING CITIES

Review of Fire Under Snow

FOOD FOR PLEASURE AND HEALTH

Review of The Mandeer Ayurvedic Cook Book, The Ayurvedic Cookbook and The Book of Bread

FOOD FOR PLEASURE AND HEALTH

Review of Gardener Cook, Plants for a Future, and Nature Wars: People v. Pests

Feature Articles

SEEKING THE TRUTH

It is not necessary to find truth, only to seek it.

AGENDA FOR G-8 , &

Environmentalists are holding The People's Summit to draw attention to the real issues.

THE WHOLE HORSE

Agrarianism is a culture at the same time as it is an economy. Industrialism is an economy before it is a culture.

MORAL EVOLUTION

It is easy to see the rôle of the selfish gene but we need to recognize cultural and moral evolution.

ALWAYS A BEGINNER

Ben Hartley was a painter, a poet, a colourist and a humorist.

THAT IS ENOUGH

Wildlife photographers harass animals to get their best shots.

RAGE AGAINST ROAD

Roads are the premier technology of empire, of centralization and homogenization.

FROM VIOLENCE TO REVERENCE

Schools and streets, homes and hospitals: society is gripped by violence.

BETWEEN TIME AND ETERNITY

The art of Leisha Seyat.

CROP-CIRCLE MYSTERY

The world is an enigma.

Regulars

The Occasional Didymus

Business Diary

Poetry

The Web Page

Good News For Gaia

Letter from America

Letters to the Editors

Recipes

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