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Superlife. Corn : "king of grains" / director, Yoshitaka Nitta ; producer, Akiko Nakano ; an NHK/NHK Enterprises co-production.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Corn--Genetic engineering.
- Corn.
- Genetic engineering.
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (7 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Super corn : the king of grains
- Superlife : superfoods
- Superlife : genetic manipulation
- Genetic engineering to reduce chemical use and increase yield
- Place of Publication:
- Wheeling, IL : Film Ideas, Inc., 2014.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Designing Life. Man has been doing it for over 10,000 years. You may not be aware of it, but we are surrounded by "Superlife," life-forms manipulated by Man. Super Corn: The King of Grains, part of the Superlife Series, looks at genetic engineering to reduce chemical use and increase yield. Note- Superlife explores the science of how mankind is manipulating life for its benefit. The series does not attempt to address the concerns surrounding cloning, genetically modified organisms or the ethics of certain farming practices.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Duncan Macintyre.
- Notes:
- "Genetic manipulation".
- "Superfoods".
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 21, 2018).
- OCLC:
- 1030657558
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