Posted by Eldon (WA) on January 18, 2013 at 00:28:23 from (98.225.11.231):
In Reply to: GMO's posted by Bryan iniowa on January 17, 2013 at 17:21:16:
I like this posting from the website of a local CSA....can you spot any inaccuracies??
According to Wikipedia, "a genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. These techniques,
generally known as recombinant DNA technology, use DNA molecules from different sources, which are combined into one molecule to create a new set of genes. This DNA is then transferred into an organism, giving it modified or novel genes. Genetic modification involves the insertion or deletion of genes. When genes are inserted, they usually come from a different species, which is a form of horizontal gene transfer. To do this it requires attaching the genes to a virus or just physically inserting the extra DNA into the nucleus of the intended host with a very small syringe, or with very small particles fired from a gene gun. The viruses typically used to complete this transfer are E.coli and Samonella."
Why these viruses? These viruses are used because they are the only ones that can penetrate the cell wall to allow for modification that wouldn't generally happen in nature. Some of the so-called benefits of genetically modified foods is that they are resistance to disease, pests and chemical compounds. This sounds good in theory but the repercussions of this scientific engineering is a fruit that will no longer produces after it's own kind and before long will not produce at all. The effort to make plants resistant to Round-Up and a few bug bites is food that will no longer reproduce. GMO foods are essentially sterilization of nature. If we consume nature it could be assumed we would be subject to the same outcome. A general rule of thumb to live by: If the bugs try eat it then it's safe, but if they don't then it's probably not!
In effort to preserve our food and our health, Blank Farm vows to use only non-GMO, heirloom seeds that are organically grown. By planting real food we can achieve real health.
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