Black People Politics : Monsanto: The politics of Food

[Bootzey]

Monsanto concerns me, not only because of its GMO processing, but also because of its aggressive intent to become above the law.

I was looking at a demonstration on the process of genetically modifying foods which showed how a gene considered non-essential within the plant organism is modified for a specific purpose. This purpose may initially be to prevent a certain plant disease, make the plant more resistant to inclement weather elements, or prolong the plant shelf life. But what is ignored is that the changing of one genetic component within the plant, changes the whole DNA component, or chemistry of the plant. This comprehensive change in plant chemistry can (and probably does) change the manner in which that plant acts within our systems - and how our systems react - when we ingest the food component. Cancer is already the major disease challenge of the 20th & 21st centuries. We don't need further aberrant stimuli to induce more abnormal growths.

EXACTLY!

 

[Khasm13]

we are headed here --------->

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khasm

 

[skuderjaymes]

Monsanto concerns me, not only because of its GMO processing, but also because of its aggressive intent to become above the law.

I was looking at a demonstration on the process of genetically modifying foods which showed how a gene considered non-essential within the plant organism is modified for a specific purpose. This purpose may initially be to prevent a certain plant disease, make the plant more resistant to inclement weather elements, or prolong the plant shelf life. But what is ignored is that the changing of one genetic component within the plant, changes the whole DNA component, or chemistry of the plant. This comprehensive change in plant chemistry can (and probably does) change the manner in which that plant acts within our systems - and how our systems react - when we ingest the food component. Cancer is already the major disease challenge of the 20th & 21st centuries. We don't need further aberrant stimuli to induce more abnormal growths.

Cancer is a Trillion dollar industry... don't sleep.

 

[Bootzey]

we are headed here --------->

one love
khasm

Khasm I was thinking the same thing myself. And there was a similar theme in one of the Cloud Atlas scenarios as well as the Octavia Butler book Parable of the Talents.

 

[Khasm13]

Khasm I was thinking the same thing myself. And there was a similar theme in one of the Cloud Atlas scenarios as well as the Octavia Butler book Parable of the Talents.

book of eli also....

one love
khasm