Gourmand law enforcer Bruno Courréges investigates both an arson fire that targeted a GMO crop-research station and two mysterious deaths which are somehow related to the competition among three winemakers for a fertile Saint-Denis property.

Since they were introduced to the market in the 1990s, GMOs (genetically modified organisms, including genetically modified crops), have been subject to a barrage of criticism. Agriculture has welcomed this new technology, but public opposition has been loud and scientific opinion mixed. In this book, the author examines the controversies over GMOs - health and safety concerns, environmental issues, the implications for world hunger, and the scientific...