A genetically modified organism (GMO) is
an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic
engineering techniques. Organisms that have been genetically modified
include micro-organisms such as bacteria and yeast, insects, plants,
fish, and mammals. GMOs are the source of genetically modified foods
Genetically modified foods (GM foods, or
biotech foods) are foods derived from genetically modified organisms
(GMOs), specifically, genetically modified crops. GMOs have had specific
changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques.
These techniques are much more precise[1] than mutagenesis (mutation
breeding) where an organism is exposed to radiation or chemicals to
create a non-specific but stable change. Other techniques by which
humans modify food organisms include selective breeding and somaclonal
variation.
Commercial sale of genetically modified
foods began in 1994, when Calgene first marketed its Flavr Savr delayed
ripening tomato.[2] Typically, genetically modified foods are transgenic
plant products: soybean, corn, canola, and cotton seed oil. These may
have been engineered for faster growth, resistance to pathogens,
production of extra nutrients, or any other beneficial purpose. GM
livestock have also been experimentally developed, although as of July
2010 none are currently on the market.
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Global Alert! GMO Ticking Time Bomb
The video reveals some of the health
problems caused by GMOs, including infertility, accelerated aging, organ
damage, immune malfunction and more.
In the film, Rima Laibow also explains how Monsanto and DuPont formed a joint venture to create the "Epicyte gene" that causes permanent, irreversible infertility in both men and women.
GMO Ticking Time Bomb is a must-see video offering an information-rich overview of the situation with GMOs. It features interviews with people like Jeffrey Smith, Ronnie Cummins, David Murphy and more.
Support YES on California Proposition 37 for Labeling GMOs
www.CARightToKnow.org
www.LabelGMOs.org
Learn More About the Science and Risks of GMO
www.ResponsibleTechnology.org
How to Avoid GMO Foods and Products
www.NonGMOShoppingGuide.com
In the film, Rima Laibow also explains how Monsanto and DuPont formed a joint venture to create the "Epicyte gene" that causes permanent, irreversible infertility in both men and women.
GMO Ticking Time Bomb is a must-see video offering an information-rich overview of the situation with GMOs. It features interviews with people like Jeffrey Smith, Ronnie Cummins, David Murphy and more.
Support YES on California Proposition 37 for Labeling GMOs
www.CARightToKnow.org
www.LabelGMOs.org
Learn More About the Science and Risks of GMO
www.ResponsibleTechnology.org
How to Avoid GMO Foods and Products
www.NonGMOShoppingGuide.com
Genetically Modified Foods in America
A genetically modified organism (GMO) is
an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic
engineering techniques. Organisms that have been genetically modified
include micro-organisms such as bacteria and yeast, insects, plants,
fish, and mammals. GMOs are the source of genetically modified foods,
and are also widely used in scientific research and to produce goods
other than food. The term GMO is very close to the technical legal term,
'living modified organism' defined in the Cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety, which regulates international trade in living GMOs
(specifically, "any living organism that possesses a novel combination
of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology").
This article focuses on what organisms have been genetically engineered, and for what purposes. The article on genetic engineering focuses on the history and methods of genetic engineering, and on applications of genetic engineering and of GMOs. Both articles cover much of the same ground but with different organizations (sorted by organism in this article; sorted by application in the other). There are separate articles on genetically modified crops, genetically modified food, regulation of the release of genetic modified organisms, and controversies.
This article focuses on what organisms have been genetically engineered, and for what purposes. The article on genetic engineering focuses on the history and methods of genetic engineering, and on applications of genetic engineering and of GMOs. Both articles cover much of the same ground but with different organizations (sorted by organism in this article; sorted by application in the other). There are separate articles on genetically modified crops, genetically modified food, regulation of the release of genetic modified organisms, and controversies.
The Future of Food: What Every Person Should Know
What should every person know about the
food they ingest. The documentary "The Future of Food" changed the way
we think about food(and continues to do so) by answering this very
question.
But, just how has food actually changed? Do we need to worry about genetically modified foods? What about artificial foods? Learn all this more as Kurt Olson, host of the Educational Forum, sits down with Deborah Garcia the award winning creator of "The Future of Food."
But, just how has food actually changed? Do we need to worry about genetically modified foods? What about artificial foods? Learn all this more as Kurt Olson, host of the Educational Forum, sits down with Deborah Garcia the award winning creator of "The Future of Food."
GMOs, Enslavement & Poverty: Seeds of Freedom
I've always said, even if you don't
believe GMO seeds are unhealthy, there are many political reasons to
reject the seeds. It's a blueprint for slavery. It turns food into a
weapon of mass poverty. The story of seed has become one of loss,
control, dependence and debt. It's been written by those who want to
make vast profit from our food system, no matter what the true cost.
It's time to change the story.
The story of seed has become one of loss, control, dependence and debt. It's been written by those who want to make vast profit from our food system, no matter what the true cost. It's time to change the story. Narrated by Jeremy Irons.
Seeds of Freedom charts the story of seed from its roots at the heart of traditional, diversity rich farming systems across the world, to being transformed into a powerful commodity, used to monopolise the global food system.The film highlights the extent to which the industrial agricultural system, and genetically modified (GM) seeds in particular, has impacted on the enormous agro -biodiversity evolved by farmers and communities around the world, since the beginning of agriculture.
Seeds of Freedom seeks to challenge the mantra that large-scale, industrial agriculture is the only means by which we can feed the world, promoted by the pro-GM lobby. In tracking the story of seed it becomes clear how corporate agenda has driven the take over of seed in order to make vast profit and control of the food global system.
Through interviews with leading international experts such as Dr Vandana Shiva and Henk Hobbelink, and through the voices of a number of African farmers, the film highlights how the loss of indigenous seed goes hand in hand with loss of biodiversity and related knowledge; the loss of cultural traditions and practices; the loss of livelihoods; and the loss of food sovereignty. The pressure is growing to replace the diverse, nutritional, locally adapted and resilient seed crops which have been bred by small-scale farmers for millenia, by monocultures of GM seed.
Alongside speakers from indigenous farming communities, the film features global experts and activists Dr Vandana Shiva of Navdanya, Henk Hobbelink of GRAIN, Zac Goldsmith MP (UK Conservative party), Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser, Kumi Naidoo of Greenpeace International, Gathuru Mburu of the African Biodiversity Network, Liz Hosken of The Gaia Foundation and Caroline Lucas MP (UK Green party).
This film is co-produced by The Gaia Foundation and the African Biodiversity Network. In collaboration with GRAIN, Navdanya International and MELCA Ethiopia .
Please support the original filmmakers by donating or purchasing the DVD here: http://seedsoffreedom.info.
The story of seed has become one of loss, control, dependence and debt. It's been written by those who want to make vast profit from our food system, no matter what the true cost. It's time to change the story. Narrated by Jeremy Irons.
Seeds of Freedom charts the story of seed from its roots at the heart of traditional, diversity rich farming systems across the world, to being transformed into a powerful commodity, used to monopolise the global food system.The film highlights the extent to which the industrial agricultural system, and genetically modified (GM) seeds in particular, has impacted on the enormous agro -biodiversity evolved by farmers and communities around the world, since the beginning of agriculture.
Seeds of Freedom seeks to challenge the mantra that large-scale, industrial agriculture is the only means by which we can feed the world, promoted by the pro-GM lobby. In tracking the story of seed it becomes clear how corporate agenda has driven the take over of seed in order to make vast profit and control of the food global system.
Through interviews with leading international experts such as Dr Vandana Shiva and Henk Hobbelink, and through the voices of a number of African farmers, the film highlights how the loss of indigenous seed goes hand in hand with loss of biodiversity and related knowledge; the loss of cultural traditions and practices; the loss of livelihoods; and the loss of food sovereignty. The pressure is growing to replace the diverse, nutritional, locally adapted and resilient seed crops which have been bred by small-scale farmers for millenia, by monocultures of GM seed.
Alongside speakers from indigenous farming communities, the film features global experts and activists Dr Vandana Shiva of Navdanya, Henk Hobbelink of GRAIN, Zac Goldsmith MP (UK Conservative party), Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser, Kumi Naidoo of Greenpeace International, Gathuru Mburu of the African Biodiversity Network, Liz Hosken of The Gaia Foundation and Caroline Lucas MP (UK Green party).
This film is co-produced by The Gaia Foundation and the African Biodiversity Network. In collaboration with GRAIN, Navdanya International and MELCA Ethiopia .
Please support the original filmmakers by donating or purchasing the DVD here: http://seedsoffreedom.info.
Analysis Finds Monsanto’s GM Corn Nutritionally Dead, Highly Toxic
Is GMO corn nutritionally equivalent to non-GMO corn? Monsanto will tell you the answer is a big ‘yes’, but the real answer is absolutely not. And the simple reality is that they are continuing to get away with their blatant misinformation. In fact, a 2012 nutritional analysis of genetically modified corn found that not only is GM corn lacking in vitamins and nutrients when compared to non-GM corn, but the genetic creation also poses numerous health risks due to extreme toxicity.
With the recent passing of the Monsanto Protection Act,
there is no question that mega corporations like Monsanto are able to
wield enough power to even surpass that of the United States government.
The new legislation provides Monsanto with a legal safeguard against
federal courts striking down any pending review of dangerous GM crops.
It is ironic to see the passing of such a bill in the face of continuous
releases of GMO dangers.
Non-GMO Corn 20x Richer in Nutrition than GMO Corn
The 2012 report, entitled 2012 Nutritional Analysis: Comparison of GMO Corn versus Non-GMO Corn,
found numerous concerning and notable differences between GMO and
non-GMO corn, none of which are particularly surprising. First, the
report found that non-GMO corn has considerably more calcium, magnesium,
manganese, potassium, iron, and zinc.
- Non-GMO corn has 6130 ppm of calcium while GMO corn has 14 – non-GMO corn has 437 times more calcium.
- Non-GMO corn has 113 ppm of magnesium while GMO corn has 2 – non-GMO corn has about 56 times more magnesium.
- Non-GMO corn has 113 ppm of potassium while GMO corn has 7 – non-GMO corn has 16 times more potassium.
- Non-GMO corn has 14 ppm of manganese while GMO corn has 2 – non-GMO corn has 7 times more manganese.
As far as energy content goes, non-GMO corn was found to ‘emit 3,400 times more energy per gram, per second compared to GMO corn’, as reported by NaturalNews. Overall, the paper found that non-GMO corn is 20 times richer in nutrition, energy and protein compared to GMO corn.
GMO Corn Also Found to be Highly Toxic
Not surprisingly, the report found what
many of us already know – that GMO corn is highly toxic. While non-GMO
corn was found to be free of chlorides, formaldehyde, glyphosate (active
ingredient in Monsanto’s best selling herbicide Roundup), and other
toxic substances, GMO corn is riddled with these toxins.
Based on the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations, the maximum amount of glyphosate allowed in drinking water is 700 parts per billion, which equates to .7 ppm.
The amount is a set “level of protection based on the best available
science to prevent potential health problems”. Europe allows even less
glyphosate in water, at .2 ppm. The report found that GMO corn contains 13 ppm – that’s 18.5x the “safe amount” set by the EPA.
Similarly, GMO corn contains concerning
levels of toxic formaldehyde, at 200 ppm. According to Dr. Don Huber, a
respected expert on GMOs, at least one study found that 0.97 ppm of
ingested formaldehyde was toxic to animals. The GMO corn was found to
contain 200 times more formaldehyde than this ‘maximum’ safety amount.
iotech Giants Like Monsanto Caught Lying Again
Monsanto has been making the claim for
years that genetically modified foods are equivalent or even of higher
quality than non-GMOs, but nothing could be further from the truth.
Numerous studies have shown us the dangers of GMO foods such as GMO corn, along with the dangers of the massive amount of pesticides that
accompany GMO crops. This 2012 report reminds us once again that
corporations like Monsanto simply can not be trusted, and that the
company will continue making false claims until the end of days in order
to profit and slowly genetically engineer the world.
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The 2012 report 2012 Nutritional Analysis: Comparison of GMO Corn versus Non-GMO Corn, was reportedly shared with the owners of MomsAcrossAmerica.com by
De Dell Seed Company, the only non-GMO seed supplies in Canada. De Dell
Seed Company received the document from a company called ProfitPro,
based in Minnesota.
About the Author
Mike Barrett is
the co-founder, editor, and primary researcher behind Natural Society.
Studying the work of top natural health activists, and writing special
reports for top 10 alternative health websites, Mike has written
hundreds of articles and pages on how to obtain optimum wellness through
natural health.
Additional Sources:
Onlinelibrary.Wiley
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