Chemicals that Changed Our World
Friday, December 20, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
BRIEF UPDATES AND FURTHER READING
NEW AGE Genetic Engineering
No More Gene Guns
The floral dip method is used to create transgenic
plants. Agrobacteria are able to insert certain DNA sequences on a plasmid into
the plant chromosomes just by dipping parts of a plant into a solution of agrobacterium that carries the desired gene on their plasmid (called
t-plasmid). Not all seeds will become transgenic - they are discarded.
Here is a bit of information from the link above:
Step one. Collect
mature seeds. After they are collected,
place them into a micro-centrifuge tube for sterilization. Next, put them into a Petri plate. The site tells us the easiest way to
sterilize the seeds is by soaking them in an ethanol solution. I can’t help wonder if they use ethanol made
from GE corn and if that would alter the sterilized seeds in mysterious ways.
So, you see, it is even easier to create GE seeds of
every kind imaginable in a quick, easy and cost-effective process. I am afraid they are here to stay as long as
man is on this planet. That is something
to think seriously about, isn’t it? Our
bio-tech tampering has opened a Pandora’s box that may very well may destroy all
life on earth.
Oh, and by the way, experiments have been done that show
that seeds of any kind are unable to grow near wi-fi routers. Sure they are convenient but they have a downside. There is a popular TV show that has a character named Mr. Gold a/k/a Rumpelstiltskin. This Grimm creature warns everyone who deals with him that "All magic comes with a price, deary." Sage advice, indeed.
The health ranger writes: “. . . radiation
generated by wireless routers is negatively affecting our health. In fact, the
British activist website Stop Smart Meters recently published a list of 34 scientific studies demonstrating the adverse biological effects of Wi-Fi exposure, including
studies linking it to headaches, reduced sperm count, oxidative stress and more. Dear reader, please check out the article and
all of the links to learn more. We all need to be aware of the effects of wi-fi and other ungrounded energies on our health.
XNA
Cooking up Synthetic DNA in a Lab
This is old news but it is still new to me. After researching Monsanto in depth, I didn't think anything could shock me. I was wrong.
Check out this article: Rethinking Healthcare: XNA, a Synthetic DNA capable of Heredity and Evolution
Capable of Heredity and Evolution?!?! Man's pride and ego knows no bounds.
The article reads, “Doctors already prescribe biological
products such as enzymes and antibodies to treat certain diseases, but these
drugs break down quickly in the stomach and the blood stream. Because XNAs are
somewhat foreign, Popular
Mechanics explains, they’re not broken down as quickly in the body,
as it hasn’t evolved enzymes to digest them.”
So, are they telling us that XNA would remain a permanent part of our bodies if ingested?
We are being told that XNA
molecules are quite similar to the genetic
instructions for life found in every living thing on earth. The strands of synthetic polymers can store, copy, and pass on genetic information the
way DNA does.
DNA and RNA consist of 4 nucleic acid bases – the chemical letters A, G, C, and T – that run along a backbone of phosphates and sugars. DNA uses deoxyribose sugars, while RNA uses ribose.
However, XNA replaces those natural God-given sugars with one of 6 alternatives, including hexitol, threose, and arabinose. The 6 resulting molecules are known as xeno-nucleic acids. (”Xeno” is Greek for “foreign”). More like “alien” from a sci-fi chiller thriller in my opinion. And oh, man is applauding the fact that XNA can evolve sort of like DNA does in nature. Don’t you believe it for one minute.
For more articles about XNA, check out this link on
National Geographic News.
Labels:
agrobacterium,
floral dip,
wi-fi radiation,
Xeno DNA,
XNA
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Roundup Ready Plus
Over the past decade, GE/GMO Roundup Ready seeds have
created an abundance of super weeds that are resistant to Roundup.
Monsanto’s solution?
Roundup Ready PLUS.
Their Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System is pending regulatory
approval.
These seeds will combine the
Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield trait technology stacked with a trait that is
also tolerant to dicamba. As a double threat, the herbicide
sprayed on both weeds and crops will also combine glyphosate with dicamba.
This second generation
soybean will also be more aphid resistant.
The first seeds contained the Rag 1 gene but it was discovered that
aphids overcame that single gene resistance.
The solution? Stack the second generation seeds with more
resistant traits.
They are doing the
same with Root Rot resistant genes and traits.
Why keep putting a bigger band aid on the problem? Simply put, Monsanto is doing little more
than creating super weeds, super bugs and super disease.
But their “in-gene-uity”
knows no bounds. Why not genetically
engineer a soybean that has 60% less saturated fat and three times more monounsaturated fat. Yippee! Think of the
uses in food processing such soybeans
could provide. Oil blends for frying,
baking and processing will be sold to unkowledgable consumers as being more
healthy.
Not only that, but Monsanto
is also working on creating a soybean seed that will contain Omega-3 fatty
acids. I suppose they will insert a
salmon gene? Maybe a salmon gene from
genetically engineered salmon?
Though the last two ideas sound promising, they are just
a smokescreen to cover the additional poisons that will be released into our
environment and into our food supply.
Remove the Roundup and dicamba and all the other herbicides and pesticides
and then we will think about supporting and endorsing your frankenseeds. Maybe.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Some GE Seed Brand Names
Table 1. Transgenic products with molecularly stacked
trait genes currently on the market*
Trait developer(s)
|
Crop
|
Product name
|
Transgenic event(s)
|
Trait genes
|
Trait targets
|
Bayer CropScience
|
Canola
|
InVigor® SeedLink®
|
MS8
(DBN230-0028),
RF3 (DBN212-0005) |
bar, barnase, barstar
|
Weeds; Male fertility
|
Monsanto
|
Canola
|
Genuity®
Roundup Ready®
|
GT73 (RT73)
|
CP4 EPSPS, gox
|
Weeds
|
Bayer CropScience
|
Cotton
|
FiberMax® LibertyLink®
Bollgar II® |
LLCotton25, MON15985
|
bar, Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab
|
Lepidopteran
pests;
Weeds |
Dow AgroSciences
|
Cotton
|
WideStrike®
|
DAS-21023-5, DAS-
24236-5 |
pat, Cry1Ac, Cry1Fa
|
Lepidopteran pests;
Weeds |
Dow AgroSciences
|
Cotton
|
WideStrike®/Roundup
|
DAS-21023-5,
DAS-
24236-5, MON-01445-2 |
Ready®Weeds
pat, Cry1Ac, Cry1
Fa, CP4 EPSPS
|
Lepidopteran pests;
|
Dow AgroSciences
|
Cotton
|
WideStrike®/Roundup
Ready® Flex |
DAS-21023-5,
DAS-
24236-5, MON-88913-8 |
pat, Cry1Ac, Cry1 Fa, CP4 EPSPS
|
Lepidopteran
pests;
Weeds |
Monsanto
|
Cotton
|
Roundup Ready®, Bollgard®
|
MON531, MON1445-2
|
Cry1Ac, CP4 EPSPS
|
Lepidopteran pests;
Weeds |
Monsanto
|
Cotton
|
Bollgard
II/Roundup
Ready® Flex |
MON88913-8,
MON15985 |
CP4 EPSPS, Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab
|
Lepidopteran
pests;
Weeds |
Dow AgroSciences
and Pioneer Hi-Bred |
Maize
|
Herculex® CB
|
TC1507
|
Cry 1Fa, pat
|
Lepidopteran
pests
(European corn borer); Weeds |
Dow AgroSciences
and Pioneer Hi-Bred |
Maize
|
Herculex® RW
|
DAS 59122-7
|
Cry34Ab1/Cry35Ab1, pat
|
Coleopteran
pests
(Corn rootworm); Weeds |
Dow AgroSciences
and Pioneer Hi-Bred |
Maize
|
Herculex® XTRA
|
TC1 507, DAS-59122-7
|
Cry 1Fa, Cry34Ab1, Cry35Ab1,
pat |
Lepidopteran and cole-
opteran pests; Weeds |
Dow AgroSciences
and Pioneer Hi-Bred |
Maize
|
Herculex® XTRA/Roundup
Ready® 2 |
DAS-59122-7, TC1507,
NK603 |
pat, CP4 EPSPS, Cry34Ab1,
Cry35Ab1, Cry1Fa2 |
Lepidopteran and cole-
opteran pests; Weeds |
Monsanto
|
Maize
|
Yieldgard® VT Pro®
|
MON89034
|
Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2
|
Lepidopteran pests
|
Monsanto
|
Maize
|
Yieldgard®
VT
|
MON88017
|
CP4 EPSPS, Cry3Bb1
|
Coleoptera pests (corn
rootworm); Weeds |
Monsanto
|
Maize
|
Yieldgard® VT Triple
|
MON81 0, MON88017
|
Cry1Ab, Cry3Bb1, CP4 EPSPS
|
Lepidopteran and cole-
optera pests; Weeds |
Monsanto
|
Maize
|
Genuity® VT Triple Pro®
|
MON89034, MON88017
|
Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2, Cry3Bb
|
Lepidopteran and cole-
opteran pests; Weeds |
Monsanto and Dow
AgroSciences |
Maize
|
Genuity® SmartStaxTM
|
MON89034,
TC1507,
MON 88017, DAS- 59122-7 |
PAT, CP4
EPSPS, Cry1 Fa2,
Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab, Cry3Bb1, Cry34Ab1, Cry35Ab1 |
Lepidopteran and cole-
opteran pests; Weeds |
Syngenta
|
Maize
|
Agrisure®
GT/CB/LL
|
Bt11, GA21
|
Cry1Ab, pat, mutant maize
EPSPS |
Lepidopteran pests
(European corn borer); Weeds |
Syngenta
|
Maize
|
Agrisure® CB/LL/RW
|
Bt1 1, MIR604
|
Cry1Ab, mCry3Aa, pat
|
Lepidopteran and cole-
opteran pests; Weeds |
Syngenta
|
Maize
|
Agrisure®
3000GT (GT/CB/
LL/RW) |
GA21, Bt11, MIR604
|
pat, Cry1Ab, mCry3Aa, mutant
maize EPSPS |
Lepidopteran and cole-
opteran pests; Weeds |
Labels:
GE Seed Brand Names,
Trait Genes,
Transgenic Events
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