Jeremiah Cornelius's Journal: Hidden Viral Gene CaMV IV in GMO Crops Discovered

Researchers with the European Food Safety Authority discovered variants of the Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S in the most widely harvested varieties of genetically-modified crops, including Monsanto's RoundupReady Soy and Maze. According to researchers, Podevin and du Jardin, the particular "Gene IV" is responsible for a number of possible consequences that could affect human health, including inhibition of RNA silencing and production of proteins with known toxicity. The EFSA is endorsing "retrospective risk assessment" of CaMV promoter and its Gene VI sequences - in an attempt to give it a clean bill of health. It is unknown if the presence of the hidden viral genes were the result of laboratory contamination or a possible recombinant product of the resultant organism. There are serious implications for the production of GMO for foodstuffs, given either possibility.

Falken's Maize

[Forty Two Tenfold]

A typo. In summary.

I blame carbon

[smittyoneeach]

Doesn't everybody?

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[Jeremiah Cornelius]

Oxygen.

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[smittyoneeach]

"I was gonna blame me some hydrogen, but then I got hygh."

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[damn_registrars]

From a biochemical standpoint the culprit is more likely phosphorous.

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[mcgrew]

Well, all the life forms working for Monsanto are carbon-based...

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[fustakrakich]

That's right, blame the victim!

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[smittyoneeach]

The immortal quote of 2013: What difference does it make?

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[fustakrakich]

Well, it depends if you want to cut directly to the chase... or if it's all about the foreplay and faking the rest.

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[smittyoneeach]

But, for a sufficiently good fake, What difference does it make?

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[Captain Splendid]

Good to see context still doesn't matter. Why change for the new year?

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[smittyoneeach]

OK, you have control of the context. Where are you setting it, and what difference does it make?

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[Captain Splendid]

OK, you have control of the context.

Wow, that's revealing.

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[smittyoneeach]

Of what? You accused me of taking something out of context. What, in returning control of the context to you, did I reveal?

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[Captain Splendid]

Of what?

The usual.

You accused me of taking something out of context.

Nope. Try again.

in returning control of the context to you

Giggle!

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[Jeremiah Cornelius]

"We are controlling transmission. For the next hour we will control all that you see and hear. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to THE OUTER LIMITS"

Oh, there you anti-science hippies go again!

[FoolishOwl]

What is it with these anti-science hippies, quoting scientists, instead of trusting in corporations? We only produce about twice the amount of food needed to feed everyone in the world, so, clearly, we need to bring food production more tightly under the control of a tiny number of gigantic agribusinesses, in order to eliminate hunger.