Wie Gentechiknikgegner und andere Aktivisten den Fortschritt verhindern. Kostprobe:
“Activism has long been part of the fabric of American life. It is often positive, as when it pushes for constraints on undue government intrusion into our lives. Sometimes, however, activism can be destructive. For instance, activists from nongovernmental organizations (ngos) and the media, as well as some within the government, have targeted a panoply of products, technologies, and industries that they dislike — pesticides, food additives, chemicals in general, pharmaceuticals, nuclear power, and biotechnology, among others — for opprobrium, over-regulation, and even extinction. And it seems that no stratagem, no misrepresentation, no outright lie is too outrageous for them. Biotechnology has been especially victimized by irresponsible activism…” Hier weiterlesen