Genetically Modified Crops

Genetically modified Corn was in the news this week, Big Time! A study in the International Journal of Biological Sciences proves the toxicity of three varieties of genetically modified corn to mammalian health. Yikes! This study is a comparative analysis of blood and organ system data from trials with rats fed three main commercialized genetically modified (GM) maize (NK 603, MON 810, MON 863), which are present in food and feed in the world. I first read about this yesterday in an article... Read Full Story

Gmo foods or genetically modified foods are no good for our health. GMO foods stand for genetically modified food, this means the food has been genetically altered in some way or other. A scientist does this to make the plant more resistant to disease for better growing. Genetically modified food is designed to fight nature. When a scientist starts the genetically modifying process, he takes a seed and injects different types of chemicals into it on a genetic level so when it starts to... Read Full Story

This is a lecture by Jeffrey Smith, in which he summarizes the contents of this book. It’s not only informative, but amusing, because he casts a joke here and there. Part 2 at www.youtube.com Read Full Story

Most Americans have absolutely no idea that over the past couple of decades, one giant corporation has achieved a virtual monopoly on some of the most important seed markets in the United States.  Not only that, but this same company has done more to push genetically modified food on to the dinner tables of America than any other corporation.  The name of that giant corporation is Monsanto, and today approximately 95 percent of all soybeans and approximately 80 percent of all corn in the... Read Full Story

In 1992, the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first genetically engineered food – Calgene’s Flavr Savr Tomato – for sale and marketing in the United States. Encouraged by a favorable US regulatory system and the lack of serious domestic political challenge, US scientists have subsequently created, farmers have grown, and companies have marketed a wide range of genetically modified (GM) foods and crops. By the end of the 1990s, in “the most rapid adoption of... Read Full Story

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) — Oil from genetically modified soybeans boosts levels of an important omega-3 fatty acid in the body, which may reduce the risk of heart attacks, U.S. Continue reading here: (HealthDay)"> (HealthDay)"> (HealthDay)">Biotech Soybeans Good Source of Omega-3 (HealthDay) Related Articles: No Related Articles Read Full Story

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased use of pesticides, an epidemic of herbicide-resistant weeds and more chemical residues in foods, according to a report issued Tuesday by health and environmental protection groups. The groups said research showed that herbicide use grew by 383 million pounds from 1996 to 2008, with 46 percent of the total increase occurring in 2007 and 2008. The report was... Read Full Story

‘A total population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels, would be ideal.’ – Ted Turner to Audubon Magazine, 1996 In an April 18th 2009 article on the development of GM-Food for the African continent, ‘Strange Fruit: Could genetically modified foods offer a solution to the world’s food crisis? the author mentions that the Rockefeller Foundation has recently set out to fund the process of ‘biofortified rice’ for third world nations, invented by a Swiss scientist... Read Full Story

In 1982 entry, corrects reference to Monsanto and Times Beach controversy (Reuters) - Over its 108-year history, Monsanto Co, the world's largest seed company, has evolved from primarily an industrial chemical concern into a pure agricultural products company. Following is a timeline of the St. Louis, Missouri-based company's history. * 1901 - Original Monsanto founded as a maker of saccharine by John F. Queeny and named after his wife, Olga Monsanto Queeny. * 1920s and 1930s - Manufacturers... Read Full Story

And it raises questions about whether the Environmental Protection Agency and the agricultural biotechnology industry are adequately enforcing the rules. The data “should be a wake-up call to E.P.A. See more here: Genetically Modified Corn Farmers Breaking The Rules | Food Renegade Related Articles: No Related Articles Read Full Story