Sierra magazine July/August 2001

2001 July/August

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aerial view of cornfields
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Sowing Technology

The ecological argument against genetic engineering down on the farm

By Craig Holdrege and Steve Talbott

July 1, 2001

salmon
Feature

Fast-Growing Fish, Herbicide-Resistant Lawns, and Genetically Engineered Trees

Advances in Biotech

July 1, 2001

corn
Feature

Spinning Science into Gold

In the pursuit of profit, the biotech industry is manipulating more than genes

By Karen Charman

July 1, 2001

leaves
Feature

Plants that eat Poison, Biomedicines, and Glow-in-the-dark rabbits

Advances in Biotech

July 1, 2001

GMO label
Feature

A Nation of Lab Rats

Is genetically engineered food bad for you? Maybe. Maybe not.

By Barbara Keeler

July 1, 2001

Biomimicry
Feature

Along Came a Spider

Biomimicry: Why tinker with nature when you can copy it?

By Janine M. Benyus

July 1, 2001

mountain stream
Feature

When did you become an environmentalist?

The events--big and small--that change our lives forever

By Dashka Slater

July 1, 2001

elk
Feature

Why I Hunt

Stalking wild game in a rugged landscape brings one environmentalist closer to nature

By Rick Bass

July 1, 2001