"Mendel in the Kitchen" 


"In an extremely accessible style, [Fedoroff and Brown] take readers through the basics of genetics and genetic engineering to demonstrate why they believe that the risks associated with this technology are trivial. They also contend that the use of modern molecular technology to insert genes from one species into another isn t very different from the hybrid crosses that agriculturalists have been doing for millennia. Taking on concerns voiced by environmentalists, the authors articulate how genetically modified crops could reduce the amount of pesticides and fertilizers used and increase the yield of crop plants to keep up with a growing world population that could reach eight or nine billion in this century. Though likely to be controversial, the authors clear and rational presentation could well change the opinions of some readers."
-- Publishers Weekly, September 13, 2004


This book was written 7 years ago.  The comment in that review that the book states that GMO crops could "reduce the amount of pesticides and fertilizers...." has now been proven to be an error. Point in fact, weeds and insects are already showing signs that they are developing resistances and so MORE, not less chemical intervention is being required to control them. (Read article here)