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Chris Sinnard

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 11:08 AM

"transgenic animal". How about Frankenfood? They are just cute ways of saying Chimera

Transgenic Animal. What a cute modern buzzword for Freak of Nature Chimeras.

Because that is what these animals are. They are Chimeras, and in no way is it "natural" to pound Genes from Bacteria into the genetic code of a Pig or a Cow, and the interactions of the bacterial genes in the food reacting with the bacteria in the gut is in no way "natural", nor does it appear healthy. And lets not forget papa Bush was pimping for Biotech so GM foods got help from Monsanto lobbyist turned Bush I appointed head of the FDA turned future VP of Monsanto.

And there is already documentation about how these bacterial gene sequences interact with the bacteria in the human gut. A lot of it comes from the hard work of Jeffery M. Smith and his books about GM foods (Frankenfood):

Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies About the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You're Eating

http://www.amazon.com/Seeds-Deception-Government-Genetically-Engineered/dp/0972966587/ref=pd_sim_b_title_6

and his website:

http://www.seedsofdeception.com/

Then there is the latest studies potentially finding a link (one of many possible combinations of factors) between the disappearance of Bees (Colony Collapse Disorder, CCD) and GM crops, and it again comes down to the bacteria in the gut of the bees getting zapped by BT and the bacterial genes from the frankenfoods:

http://www.helium.com/tm/285740/albert-einstein-disappeared-surface

A number of earlier studies investigated whether or not GM crops were having a negative impact on bees. One such study took place at the University of Jenna from 2001 to 2004. The researchers used a GM maize variant named "BT corn" that includes a gene from a soil bacterium in order to make it insect-proof. At first the study seemed entirely positive. No discernible negative effects were detected in the bees from the BT corn. Then researchers discovered that when the bees were attacked by a parasite, the portion of the colony exposed to the BT corn had a much lower ability to fight off infection and showed much more rapid levels of decline.

Genetically Modified Foods: Are They a Risk to Human/Animal Health?

http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/pusztai.html

Too much to post on that page about the unacceptable level of testing that is performed before a GM rop is railroaded into the food supply. Test animals won't even eat the shit.

And GM sugar is next on the list.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 11:16 AM

Every day? Where?

Genetic modification happens every day. All you're distinguishing is the speed at which it occurs.

Please show me an everyday example of DNA sequences from Bacteria being "naturally" inserted into the DNA sequence of another animal, i.e. not plowed into the DNA inside of a lab.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 11:19 AM

It's TOTALLY NATURAL! This happens EVERY DAY in nature

When food-crops are genetically modified, (“genetically modified” food is a misnomer!) one or more genes are incorporated into the crop’s genome using a vector containing several other genes, including as a minimum, viral promoters, transcription terminators, antibiotic resistance marker genes and reporter genes.

How natural! I see this happening in the park EVERY DAY!

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