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UN Report: GMO corn kills rats and humans

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 3:07 PM

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Monsanto's GMO Corn Linked To Organ Failure, Study Reveals

Huffington Post
01-12-10

In a study released by the International Journal of Biological Sciences, analyzing the effects of genetically modified foods on mammalian health, researchers found that agricultural giant Monsanto's GM corn is linked to organ damage in rats.

According to the study, which was summarized by Adam Shake at Twilight Earth, "Three varieties of Monsanto's GM corn - Mon 863, insecticide-producing Mon 810, and Roundup® herbicide-absorbing NK 603 - were approved for consumption by US, European and several other national food safety authorities."

Monsanto gathered its own crude statistical data after conducting a 90-day study, even though chronic problems can rarely be found after 90 days, and concluded that the corn was safe for consumption. The stamp of approval may have been premature, however.

In the conclusion of the IJBS study, researchers wrote:

"Effects were mostly concentrated in kidney and liver function, the two major diet detoxification organs, but in detail differed with each GM type. In addition, some effects on heart, adrenal, spleen and blood cells were also frequently noted. As there normally exists sex differences in liver and kidney metabolism, the highly statistically significant disturbances in the function of these organs, seen between male and female rats, cannot be dismissed as biologically insignificant as has been proposed by others. We therefore conclude that our data strongly suggests that these GM maize varieties induce a state of hepatorenal toxicity....These substances have never before been an integral part of the human or animal diet and therefore their health consequences for those who consume them, especially over long time periods are currently unknown."

Monsanto has immediately responded to the study, stating that the research is "based on faulty analytical methods and reasoning and do not call into question the safety findings for these products."

The IJBS study's author Gilles-Eric Séralini responded to the Monsanto statement on the blog, Food Freedom, "Our study contradicts Monsanto conclusions because Monsanto systematically neglects significant health effects in mammals that are different in males and females eating GMOs, or not proportional to the dose. This is a very serious mistake, dramatic for public health. This is the major conclusion revealed by our work, the only careful reanalysis of Monsanto crude statistical data."

http://twilightearth.com/environment/report-monsanto-corn-causes-organ
-damage-in-mammals/

http://www.biolsci.org

FULL REPORT:

Quote:
Int J Biol Sci 2009; 5:706-726 ©Ivyspring International Publisher

Research Paper

A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health

www.biolsci.org/v05p0706.htm#headingA11

Of course Obama has Monsanto's lawyer running the FDA, and Bush Sr promoted Monsanto's lawyer Clarence "Pubic Hair" Thomas to US Supreme Court (who married into the Bush crime family).

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 3:36 PM

OUT2THEBLACK

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Originally posted by piratenews:
Monsanto's GMO Corn Linked To Organ Failure, Study Reveals

In a study released by the International Journal of Biological Sciences, analyzing the effects of genetically modified foods on mammalian health, researchers found that agricultural giant Monsanto's GM corn is linked to organ damage in rats.

According to the study, which was summarized by Adam Shake at Twilight Earth, "Three varieties of Monsanto's GM corn - Mon 863, insecticide-producing Mon 810, and Roundup® herbicide-absorbing NK 603 - were approved for consumption by US, European and several other national food safety authorities."

If this is true for gen-mod corn , what reason would there be for it not to be true also for the Monsanto-branded gen-mod soybeans , with which the corporation has sought to gain a monopoly within the US soybean industry ?

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 3:40 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Indeed. Good reasons to eat non-GMO, organic soy. As a matter of course, I tend to avoid corn as well- including high-fructose corn syrup and corn oil.

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4:02 PM

OUT2THEBLACK

Also a very good idea . Dr. Oz says that in 1960 , Americans ate no high-fructose corn syrup , whereas on average now , each person consumes 60 lbs. of it per year...No doubt a huge contributor to the obesity epidemic .

Check out this PBS doc film clip , it's very worthwhile...

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/kingcorn/film.html

Isotopic analysis of hair samples shows that the majority of carbon in American bodies originates in corn...

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 5:32 PM

BYTEMITE

I've never understood genetically modified foods, especially crops that produce their own pesticide. You're modifying the genetic code so the plant produces a toxic chemical that can't be washed away. Mmm mmm delicious.

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