Mad science
Glow-in-the-dark cats? It may sound like science fiction, but they’ve been around for years. Cabbages that produce scorpion poison? It’s been done. Oh, and the next time you need a vaccine, the doctor might just give you a banana.
These and many other genetically modified organisms exist today because their DNA has been altered and combined with other DNA to create an entirely new set of genes. You may not realize it, but many of these genetically modified organisms are a part of your daily life — and your daily diet. Today, 45 percent of U.S. corn and 85 percent of U.S. soybeans are genetically engineered, and it’s estimated that 70 to 75 percent of processed foods on grocery store shelves contain genetically engineered ingredients.
Here’s a look at the some of the weirdest genetically engineered plants and animals already in existence — and many that are coming your way soon. (Text: Laura Moss)
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the more the animals suffer during genetic engineering the more succesfull the progress is :)
It's sad to say this but who-ever did the first GM plant or animal messed up nature right away. Everything in nature is so intricately linked together and relient on everything else that even the slightest little bit of change has an effect.
Science is Lame
who does this?? monsanto
Hunans destroy this very nature
actually while God created Nature the Nature we know is a very corrupt version of the one God created, as all of creation fell with Adam
It was all in God's plan for Adam to fall, even in his corruption God still loved him. Everything created on this planet was made for us. Why are we changing things that weren't meant to be changed?
Firstly I am an atheist,
I went to a Catholic school and was taught to believe that God was; omnipotent (all powerful), omniscient (all knowing) and omnibenevolent (all loving). Therefore if he is all knowing he would know that we would discover/invent this technology and if this is against his will as you said, being all powerful he would simply not allow us to create it.
This technology has the potential to cure life threatening diseases, saving millions of lives therefore if.... More
No way!
it is sooooooooo awesome
who does this?
Brilliant! From natural selection to artificial selection! It makes me happy to see science progress.
I can't believe that this is what our country has come to. Oh wait, I can. The agenda to make a profit and deceive millions of people absolves the potential harmful effects that could take place years or even decades down the line. This is a direct result of our capitalist country, globalization, and the corporations that have taken over our lives. It's really sad that most Americans aren't even aware of the processes, practices, and consequences behind the food that we are eating.
We're all gonna die!! darn it!!
U ARE SO RIGHT. WHAT IS THIS CRAZY CORRUPTED WORLD COMING TO. SICK SOCIETY.
We all human being will slowly vanish at molecular level, no pain, no chemical ,no intoxcation., just back to earth
Progress is in the eye of the beholder. I personally think humanity is rather ignorant. We had this whole genetic engineering thing as a debate in college. Gene modification IS NOT domestication. I have listened to sooooooooooooooooo many idiots over the years that assume it is. My anthropology textbook said "Since nothing bad has ever occurred from domestication then there should not be any harm from genetically modified products". I can think of plenty adverse side effects to domestication..... More
this is all good things,gmo crops,....you have two ways only...to be killed by chemical spray on the crops or gradually die by cancer ...or consume gmo crops which require less chemical spray or zeero dose.
Homo sapiens sapiens is on it;s way out, but be not saddened , the new bio-engineered girlies will be superb.
A gene gun isn't violent, is it?
Only on a molecular level!
GRINS (Good one)
Oh Horrors! It's a conspiracy! We're all going to turn into mutant zombies from eating this stuff! It's going to kill us!! Oh no! The sky is falling!!
Get a brain people. People have been doing genetic engineering for thousands of years, it's called selective breeding. No matter what, it's still just protein and fat and sugar so stfu about it.
how do you selectively breed a tomato to have a fish gene?
dude no wayyyyyy
"Selective breeding" is NOT what they are doing now with regards to GMO.
They are using guns to violenmtly smash a gene anywhere into the DNA strand of a plant or organism with the hopes that that gene will be expressed. There are many many studies that show that GMO foods are toxic and dangerous and it is all being suppressed simply in order to promote the biotech industry. Do some actual reading and learn some facts before you spout foolishness. It's embarrassing.
Associating.... More
Hormones have been added to cows diets for a long time. 6 year old girls start developing breasts. Men also. But it couldn't be from the female hormones passed in the beef, could it? DDT was great stuff when it came out. So was thalidomide. Americans can be so naive and think they can fix the world. Sometimes things are a little more complicated and interrelated. You like to play god and improve on nature? Be careful...
DDT is still in use in many parts of the world and is very safe. DDT has very likely saved more lives than any other single chemical due to reducing disease carrying mosquitos (malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, etc.).
The problem with DDT in the US was that it was applied at rates 1000 times what was needed to kill insects.
Haha you think so? Yes, locally you can look at it and think "oh it kills mosquitoes. great!"
But look globally: the DDT always ends in the water somehow, it then gets carried into the ocean, where it's eaten by small fish (which we eat), which are eaten by bigger fish (which we also eat), which are eaten by bigger fish (which we ALSO eat), which are eaten by whales and narwhals (which inuits eat).
At each level, the toxins gather and grow in density. The bigger the fish you eat,.... More
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What can be done to alter the affects of or prevent the XXY47 Male (Klinefelter's Syndrome) condition from occurring?
we really don't know the full effects of what we are doing without researching outcomes of altering our food supply, upsetting the balance in nature which will have adverse effects on our environment{ecosystems}and adverse effects on our health. these changes can become unalterable.
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