The USDA ignored recommendations for a ban on the outdoor production of pharma
food crops from the Grocery Manufacturers Association, major food companies,
UCS, and more than 100 environmental, agricultural, health, and consumer
organizations. …
In the largest individual gift Harvard University has ever received, billionaire
alumni Hansjörg Wyss has donated $125 million for the establishment of a
biological engineering institute. …
The resulting isothermal RCA-LAMP reaction increases speed significantly over
the comparable hyperbranching method and improves convenience for field
applications where thermal cycling may be difficult. …
“I don’t think what’s being announced will protect humans and the environment from all the potential risks that a genetically engineered animal may pose,” said Jaffe of the Center for Science in the Public Interest [and he’s avidly pro-GM!]
“When the FDA says ‘we think you ought to consider’ something, that should not
be viewed as a suggestion, but as a mandate,” he explains. “Companies are
foolish if they don’t follow what the FDA has suggested.” A biotech takes on
significant and unnecessary risk if it doesn’t follow an FDA suggestion or
proactively address the FDA’s concerns. …
While genetic engineering is common in the food industry, a number of biotechs
are also using the science to produce hormones and antibodies that can be used
therapeutically. …
Fortunately, AGBIOS, a Canadian company with vast experience in public safety
and risk assessment of biotechnology products, has taken upon itself to deliver
an online repository of knowledge about these important organisms. …
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