The Food Revolution- Genetic Engineering, Part II

[nosmokes]

Bring on the flamers and the corporate stooges.
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The Food Revolution- Genetic Engineering, Part II

by John Robbins

Editor’s Note: Continuing our Food Revolution series, John Robbins tackles transgenic crops (GMOs). Moving on from last week, this the second installment of three parts on this important topic. The post is longish, as it covers a lot of ground, including human casualties from modified bacteria, government infiltration, bribes, lawsuits, a Monsanto cafeteria that - due to staff demands - won’t serve food containing GMOs, and the loss of democracy — 80 - 95% of the U.S. public want labelling for all transgenic products…. Settle into your swivel chair for an alarming exposé on the world of genetically modified foods.

Farmageddon

by John Robbins, an author widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on the intimate link between diet and environmental and personal health. Amongst others, John is the author of the revolutionary book ‘Diet for a New America‘, a book nominated for a pulitzer prize, as well as the updated ‘Food Revolution‘ and ‘Healthy at 100‘.

I don’t particularly enjoy contemplating the difficulties and dangers that could develop as a result of genetic engineering. It’s far more exciting to think that the technology might open the door to a brighter future. It can feel wonderful to imagine the possibilities for good and the expansion of human power and potential the technology might bring. The industry tells us we’re going to put vaccines into common foods like bananas, thereby saving millions of lives. We’re going to have fish that grow faster, pigs whose excrement is less toxic, and cows that produce less methane. Foods like golden rice will be designed to contain higher levels of the things we want, like vitamins, and fewer of the things we don’t, like cholesterol and saturated fat. Pigs will be bred to grow human organs for transplants. Scientists are even isolating DNA from species long extinct, such as mastodons and Neanderthal people, in the hope of restoring them to life.

It sounds as if the sky is no longer the limit. Genetic engineering and the biotech companies can seem to hold the key to the promised land.

Dr. David Suzuki’s genetics research lab was once the largest in Canada, and he co-wrote the most widely used introductory genetics textbooks in the world. He introduces a note of balance into the discussion:

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complete article here

[Mike03]

1. Kick and Rec

Have your posts on GM foods been getting flamed? I missed that; anyone who is skeptical of the seriousness of this issue has a wide array of clinical studies to select from that will confirm everything you are posting. There are also some excellent books on this topic.

The more enlightened folk of Europe would not be surprised or dubious of any of this information, since the medical studies are not suppressed there.

Thanks for posting this.

[nosmokes]

2. Flamed, w/ a few notable exceptions is prolly an exaggeration. But a large

number get singed around the edges at least.:eyes: Thanks for your support!

[Mike03]

3. I hope that your flamers sign in here, so I can direct them

to some studies, or at least understand their rationale in disputing the scientific evidence against the safety of genetically modified foods.

Thanks again for all that you do.

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