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Hacked genetic code worse than a computer virus

November 16, 2009 – 2:06 amComments (0)

GMWatch reports, that many NGO organizations have criticized Bill Gates for pushing GMO plants to Africa:

African NGOs slam Gates’ neo-colonial strategy
Bill Gates reveals love of GMOs
Africa: Profits Before People – the Great African Liquidation Sale

Now also Sierra Club has sent an open letter to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation:

Dear Mr. Gates

Sierra Club, the world’s largest grassroots conservation organization, has concerns about your statement at the World Food Prize forum last month. You claimed that environmentalists opposed to genetic engineering of farm crops are against anything that increases yields.

Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Genetic engineering – the artificial splicing of genes into a completely different species – does not increase crop yields, according to a recent study by the Union of Concerned Scientists. One means to increase crop yields which does not pose risks to the environment is marker-assisted selection (MAS), a high-tech method of speeding up the process of conventional plant breeding. Read More »

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Fed up with pork, beef and poultry fed with GMO soya

January 16, 2009 – 12:57 amComments (0)

We are cutting down our meat consumption for several reasons. Intensive meat production beefs up carbon emissions. Here in Finland more and more meat is produced with GMO soya and it is impossible to know if GMO soya is used to feed the animals or not.

So when we use meat, we tend to prefer elk, reideer, or organic meat if it is available.

We intend to use more fish, and homegrown beans. If you know good recipes for broad bean, please drop a line!

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Organic milk can cut eczema in children

November 13, 2007 – 11:21 amComments (2)

A newly published scientific study by the Louis Bolk Institute in the Netherlands shows that the incidence of eczema in infants fed on organic dairy products, and whose mothers also consumed organic dairy products, is 36% lower than in children who consume conventional dairy products.

You can read more from Organic Guide Blog.

The original study: British Journal of Nutrition – abstract