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HOUSTON, June 21, 2004 — First discovered in abundance three years ago, scientists around the world are racing to find and study microRNAs — tiny strands of ribonucleic acid (RNA) that regulate gene expression in plants and animals.
Zie SienceDaily: Scientists Discover New Role For Tiny RNA In Plant Development
Commentaar van Miep Bos:
What weten we nu van DNA? Heel weinig, waarom laten we het niet ongemoeid, en bewonderen we hoe mooi en perfect alles is gemaakt
26 April 2004, Den Haag
Een demonstratie van Milieudefensie
“WTO hands of my plate”
Een paar foto´s:
Op deze foto zie je de vertegenwoordiger van de Ambassade van Luxemburg. Zij zijn tegen markttoelating en teelt Bt 11 mais, vanwege mogelijke gezondheidsrisico´s. Lees verder “Demonstratie: WTO hands off my plate”
The world’s first genetically modified wheat is to be shelved because of consumer resistance.
BBC, 11-4-2004: Monsanto drops plans for GM wheat.
Scientists investigating a spate of illnesses among people living close to GM maize fields in the Philippines believe that the crop may have triggered fevers, respiratory illnesses and skin reactions.
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“With such evidence of possible human health impacts of foods already on the market, we believed that waiting to report our findings through publication would not be in the public’s interest.”
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Monsanto said it was “extremely unlikely” that the limited production of the GM crop in the Philippines would have produced such results.
John Vidal, environment editor, Friday February 27, 2004, The Guardian: Scientists suspect health threat from GM maize
Third World Network Biosafety Information Service, 28 July 2003.
Monsanto has maintained that there is no difference between GM soybeans and its conventional strains. But according to a Japanese scientist, whose report is attached below, safety tests conducted by Monsanto are riddled with flaws that include: testing of proteins not derived from the GM plant; soybeans used for tests were not produced with Roundup, therefore the data obtained with such samples may not be valid to guarantee the safety of soybean that human and animals consume in real life; insufficient feeding experiments; and intentional neglect of “inappropriate” data which have a bearing on the final conclusions.
Bron: OCA: Flaws in Monsanto’s Safety Assessment of Roundup Ready Soybeans
The complete sequence of the SARS virus is now available, confirming it is a new coronavirus unrelated to any previously known.
Has genetic engineering contributed to creating it?
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins call for an investigation.
Zie I-SIS: SARS and Genetic Engineering?
Predicted Hazard of Gene Therapy A Reality
I-SIS was almost a lone voice warning of cancer from foreign genes inserting into the genome in ‘gene therapy’ and other exposures to transgenic DNA. Regrettably, this has now become reality.
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho calls for a comprehensive review of gene therapy and other transgenic technologies, for they carry similar risks.
The French team that made news in 2000 treating children with severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) had to call a halt to the gene therapy trial. One of the ten children treated has developed what looks like leukaemia.
(bron: Source: Science, News of the Week, 4 October 2002)
The ban was approved despite strong opposition from biotech companies including Monsanto Co. and DuPont Co., which have successfully defeated similar measures elsewhere around the United States.
Planetark: 04-Mar-04, USA, Cary Gillam: California County Bans Planting of Biotech Crops
Bericht van de Gentechlijst, 12 januari 2002.
Het zaadbedrijf Advanta Seeds stopt met gentechproefvelden in Nederland. Advanta was verreweg de grootste op dit gebied.
Zie ook artikel in digitaal den haag ((ddh)
Een artikel uit 2000, maar nog steeds interessant.
Donella Meadows vraagt zich af waarom we de laatste 30 jaar niets geleerd hebben met betrekking veiligheid van Biotech. Zie: How It Happende That We Don´t Regulate Biotech