| Topic : Genetically modified foods: Boon or Bane |
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Healthcare & Life Sciences Professionals
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last activity : 07 06 2010 20:18:09 +0000
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Premature Growth and Abnormalities
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Its just like consuming poision indirectly.
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Pregnant mothers eating GM foods may endanger offspring
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None since I didnt ate them
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Chances of Cancer
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Liver damage Kidney Damage Pancreas Stone problem Growth problem for kids and ladies, especially pregnant ones.. Abnormalities in behaviour, imbalances of RBC's, Symptoms as while consuming Pesticides...!! Open source for use of bio-weapons by neighbouring countries.. |
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B.t., or Bacillus thuringiensis, is a naturally occurring bacterium that produces crystal proteins that are lethal to insect larvae. B.t. crystal protein genes have been transferred into corn, enabling the corn to produce its own pesticides against insects such as the European corn borer. If a pesticide is sprayed from the outside we can wash it of cleanly and consume it, but if the plant itself is producing the pesticedes within itself then how to clean it? If those pesticides can kill a pest or an insect, why cant it affect we human beings in one or the other way. A point to remember is all living things contain same type of DNA, though they may function differently |
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ya.it may be true but we have no proof to confirms its adverse effects.. so its better to do the same trials as we do in clinical research by doing on random subjects or volunteers and know its effects on us.. then we can comment on it that it is poisonous to us.
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Embryo development can be adversely affected by tiny amounts of substances in the mother’s diet. A pregnant mother’s diet may even alter gene expression in children and be passed on to future generations. GM crops may contain substances that impact normal fatal development, but have never been adequately tested for these effects. |
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Frankly i am surprised being naive as I am. Not a single Genetically modified aubergine or any such of that food stuff had ever hit the market. How can anyone talk or debate about health risks. Or we again trickling down another Himalayan (Glacial) blunder without any general proof. I wonder who has proved all these ailments enumerated here, are caused by those wicked GM things. I never had any inkling that General Motors was that bad. No offense. Science based on Timbuctoo samples may be good news snippets and another grant for the next academic year .Proof is all we need before we castigate the concept of GM food as another Lysenko affair.After all the last time i read science, it was indignant about lack of general proof. |
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Monsanto’s genetically engineered bovine growth hormone is injected into dairy cows in US and elsewhere, to increase milk production. Milk from treated cows has much higher levels of IGF-1, a hormone considered to be a high risk factor for breast, prostate, colon, lung and other cancers. The milk also has lowered nutritional value, increased antibiotics and more pus from infected udders. Milk from treated cows has much higher levels of IGF-1, a hormone considered to be a high risk factor for breast, prostate, colon, lung and other cancers. The milk also has lowered nutritional value, increased antibiotics and more pus from infected udders. |
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Good one suresh...... very informative.... :) |
We have used this kind of tactics earlier also by using messages, warnings and many things in tobacco and cigarette packets. He who is concerned about his health has left intoxicating but the addicted had no effect on them. So, we can be sure of one... |
I think it will take time for the rural market to accept the product. The product should appeal the customers the price should be affordable. It should be easily accessible by people from all the segments of the society they should be informed about... |
