Archive for the ‘Health Info’ Category
R.E. Waste from Animal Agriculture
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Excerpts from: The Food Revolution by John Robbins "How your diet can help save your life and our world" R.E. Waste from Animal Agriculture “The contamination of the nations’ waterways from (pork) manure run-off is extremely serious. Twenty tons of (pork and other) livestock manure are produced for every household in the country. ...
Risks of Genetic Engineering
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Many previous technologies have proved to have adverse effects unexpected by their developers. DDT, for example, turned out to accumulate in fish and thin the shells of fish-eating birds like eagles and ospreys. And chlorofluorocarbons turned out to float into the upper atmosphere and destroy ozone, a chemical that shields ...
WHERE ARE PHARM AND INDUSTRIAL CROPS BEING GROWN?
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Field trials of pharm and industrial plants have been allowed in Alabama, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, ...
WHAT COMPANIES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE ENGINEERING PHARM AND INDUSTRIAL CROPS?
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Below is a list of some of the companies and universities currently involved in the development of pharm and industrial crops, with websites addresses, if available. Companies Ventria Bioscience ( www.apinc.com ) Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research ( http://www.bti.cornell.edu ) CropTech ( www.croptech.com ) DuPont ( www.dupont.com ) EPIcyte ( www.epicyte.com ) Integrated Protein ...
WHAT KINDS OF SUBSTANCES DO PHARM AND
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Scientists and companies are developing and testing a large number of crops producing pharmaceuticals, biologics, and industrial and research chemicals. (Biologics are diagnostic or therapeutic products derived from living sources and are typically complex mixtures not easily identified or characterized.) A few of the products are discussed below. Names ...
WHAT ARE PHARM AND INDUSTRIAL CROPS?
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Pharm and industrial crops are plants genetically engineered to produce medical and industrial products, including human and veterinary drugs and biologics and industrial and research chemicals. Crops intentionally treated with genetically engineered viruses that, in turn, produce an industrial or medical substance in the infected plants are also considered industrial ...
Genetically Engineered Foods Allowed on the Market
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Genetically engineered crops allowed in the US food supply Product Institution(s) Engineered Trait(s) Sources of New Genes Name Canola Bayer Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus LibertyLink 2000 Canola Monsanto Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus Roundup Ready 1999 Canola Monsanto Altered oil (high lauric acid) for soap and food products Calif bay, turnip rape, bacteria, virus Laurical 1995 Canola Bayer Male sterile to facilitate ...