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The US government has for the first time signed off on a large-scale experiment involving genetically modified crops, which will lead to biotech big shot Monsanto introducing an engineered corn seed across America from South Dakota to Texas.
The Monsanto Corporation has been given the go-ahead to test out a man-made corn variant that they claim can thrive in dry, unfavorable conditions.
Originally posted by Skewed
Remember the Boston Tea Party?
It is getting about time for a Monsanto Crop Burn Party.
Originally posted by Brandon88
Looks like were getting turned into lab rats, I mean would anybody actually eat that? If this is true I'm done eating corn for good. I haven't even heard of this till I read this article, isn't this something that everybody should be given a heads up about. Monsanto has a bad enough rap as it is I doubt that corn is anywhere close to safe. They even used the word test so I'm assuming they don't no if there's dangers or not.
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AAEM's position paper stated, "Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM food," including infertility, immune problems, accelerated aging, insulin regulation, and changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system. They conclude, "There is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health effects. There is causation," as defined by recognized scientific criteria. "The strength of association and consistency between GM foods and disease is confirmed in several animal studies."
The study, jointly conducted by Surov's Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the National Association for Gene Security, is expected to be published in three months (July 2010)--so the technical details will have to wait. But Surov sketched out the basic set up for me in an email.
He used Campbell hamsters, with a fast reproduction rate, divided into 4 groups. All were fed a normal diet, but one was without any soy, another had non-GM soy, a third used GM soy, and a fourth contained higher amounts of GM soy. They used 5 pairs of hamsters per group, each of which produced 7-8 litters, totally 140 animals.
Surov told The Voice of Russia,
"Originally, everything went smoothly. However, we noticed quite a serious effect when we selected new pairs from their cubs and continued to feed them as before. These pairs' growth rate was slower and reached their sexual maturity slowly."
He selected new pairs from each group, which generated another 39 litters. There were 52 pups born to the control group and 78 to the non-GM soy group. In the GM soy group, however, only 40 pups were born. And of these, 25% died. This was a fivefold higher death rate than the 5% seen among the controls. Of the hamsters that ate high GM soy content, only a single female hamster gave birth. She had 16 pups; about 20% died.
Originally posted by Son of Will
There's one absolute guaranteed way to stop these psychopaths, and it's been proven effective in "field trials".
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edit on 15-3-2012 by Son of Will because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by soficrow
reply to post by Brandon88
Monsanto already took over the corn market - they're just "upgrading" with this new variety.
...Bacteria and other pests develop resistance to GM and GE plants and animals - so replacements are always in the pike. It's a guaranteed market, just like for antibiotic resistance and developed immunities to other meds.