Proved: GMO products cause irreparable harm to man! Gennodified products: harm or benefit.

Nowadays, more and more people try to eat right and pay high attention to the quality of the products they eat. This is especially true for parents, since the health of the child directly depends on its diet.

On the wave of popularity of the principles of a healthy lifestyle, they began to enjoy great demand and the so-called pure organic bioproducts. The inscription on the packaging "without GMO" became a kind of sign of high quality, safety and naturalness.

What actually lies under this GMO abbreviation and how is it translated into a simple human language? Is it terrible gennomified food for our health? We will try to answer these questions further.

What is GMO?

So, what is it GMO and, as they say, "What is it eating with"? Gennetically modified organisms (Further GMOs) are organisms, genome (DNA) of which was targetedly changed (improved, supplemented) using genetic engineering methods (Source - Wikipedia). It is important to note that changes specifically made by man in genotype Such organisms, in nature, would be impossible due to the mechanisms of natural recombination and reproduction.

This is due to the fact that the majority of living organisms on Earth develop gradually, i.e. Generation by generation, adapting to changing the conditions of existence. That is why people have learned to influence the evolution of plants and animals to use advanced achievements of genetic engineering in scientific, as well as in economic purposes.

In principle, the adoption of GMOs gives a minimal idea that the generated product is.

Similar words, this is the product, which was used improved on genno Raw materials. For example, wheat bread, resistant to temperature differences, modified soybeans and so on.

Currently, to obtain GMOs use transgene . Certain DNA fragments that scientists are embedded in the initial genome of the body. As a result, it turns out transgenic organisms who, by the way, are able to transmit improved DNA by inheritance to their offspring ( transgenesis ).

Genetic engineering presented with modern breeders advanced method for improving DNA plants and animals. This makes it possible to solve global food problems in those countries where people lack food by virtue of climatic features or other unfavorable conditions.

Process of creating gmo or editing genoma Consists of such main steps as:

• isolation isolated gena responsible for certain exceptional properties of the body;
• introduction of genetic material in a nucleic acid molecule (DNA vector) for further transplantation into the cell of the new organism;
• transfer of the vector in the DNA modified organism;
• cell transformation;
• sample GMO and elimination of unsuccessfully modified organisms.

Gennodified organisms use:

• In applied and fundamental scientific research. Few people know that thanks to GMO scientists every year learn more and more about the mechanisms of regeneration and aging, work nervous system , as well as about such heavy diseases as or .
• In pharmacology and medicine. Genetically engineering insulin the person was registered in 1982. From this point on, a new era has begun in the development of modern medicine. Thanks to the breakthrough in genetic engineering, there are many vital drugs produced on the basis of recombinant human proteins, for example, vaccines .
• In agriculture and animal husbandry. Breeders use GMO to create new varieties of plants that will bring greater harvest and will be resistant to diseases, climatic changes and other external factors. Improved DNA animals helps protect them from some diseases. For example, genhanged pigs are not infected african Pork Chumoy .

For GMOs over a large number of time, fierce disputes were conducted. The thing is that opponents of genetic products argued that they can apply irreparable harm to human health (provoke development cancec , cause mutations ). In addition, the changed DNA of the Products will have negative influence And on the health of future generations, causing terrible diseases in such gennomified people.

However, to date, supporters of genetic engineering have irrefutable proof of security improved with the help of transgenits of products. At the dawn of the development of breeding agriculture, such scientists as Michurin tried to improve the food types of plants with various tricks.

If we talk about GMO in a broad sense, these are organisms of the future, obtained by the possibility of man to influence the process of evolution. Scientists engaged in genetic engineering set themselves noble tasks - to provide people throughout the land of food in the right volumes.

And this is really not easy, because there are places where to grow a crop or breed livestock for food is really very difficult. So, how the abbreviation of GMOs are decrypted, we learned, now let's talk about sore.

Humidity and benefit GMO

As we found out higher, GMO products contain in their composition the components of genetically modified organisms. It turns out that not only the fruit and vegetable cultures and cereals (corn, potatoes, rye, wheat, soybean, and so on) can be called GMO food, but also products, which are found.

For example, soy sausages or liven sausages, bakery products, ketchup, sauces, mayonnaise, sweets and so on. It is important to note that the meat of cattle or birds, in the feeding of which the GMO plants cannot be counted for gennomified products.

It was previously assumed that the modified cells of genetically modified products are able to integrate into the DNA of the body, which consumes them. However, as proved by scientists, this statement is false. Any food albeit even containing GMOs under the influence of gastric juice and enzymes decays in the human body on fatty acid , sugar, amino acids and triglycerides .

This means that ordinary products as well as gennomified are equally absorbed and do not harm health. Another parable in the communications of GMO products and the risk of development oncological diseases , as well as mutations At the DNA level, the scientific community was debunk.

In 2005, domestic scientists conducted an experiment on mice and got sad results. As it turned out, the mortality rate of mice from oncological diseases that emitted a gennometric soybean increased dramatically. Such experiments were conducted worldwide.

The researchers were in a hurry to publish the sensational results of their observations, sometimes forgetting everything to re-check. The media in the state of eternal chase for "fried facts", over the course of several years, have saved this topic for several years and wrote exclusively about possible harm GMO.

Indeed, only units tried to figure out the question without emotion and get to the truth. As a result, a massive hysteria about GMO reached its apogea and hundreds of thousands of people around the world were holy thanks that there is nothing more terrible in their lives than genetically modified foods .

On the forums on the Internet, at home in the kitchen, on the street and in the store Mommy shared their concerns about baby food, in the composition of which there is an ominous GMO. Grandmothers could not sleep quietly and thought only about the benefits and harm of cocoa uncorre, chocolate and other sweets that their grandchildren loved, and the fathers and grandfathers crushed about the "no longer of those meat products and chemical bread.

In fact, recently, scientists have not been able to find evidence that manifesting the risk of developing oncological or other diseases in food. And all previously conducted experiments were not able to resist comprehensive criticism and verification.

It turned out that mice and rats that were used to conduct experiments were also mastered both when using GMOs and ordinary food in their diet. The problem was not in the fruits of genetic engineering, but in this particular form of rodents used in laboratory studies. They are genetically more susceptible to cancer, regardless of the diet.

According to the World Health Organization, it is possible to talk about the dangers of GMO products only relying on the results of specific studies of a particular type. Available worldy genetic-free products undergo serious quality and safety control. They are used in food with whole separate nations without any mass negative consequences, so they can be considered safe.

For the sake of justice, it is worth telling about some of them not fatal, but still negative moments associated with GMOs:

• It is proved that where genetically modified plants used to grow earlier, the usual grades will never be able to grow. This is due to the fact that the soil at the site of the growth of GMO plants was poisoned by pesticides, herbicides and other poisonous compounds used in agriculture to combat pests and diseases. They kill ordinary cultures, but cannot harm genomemic cultures.
• GMO plants can accumulate poisonous substances (pesticides, poisons).
• Due to changes in the DNA structure, not only positive, but also some negative properties of plants are enhanced. For example, GMO Soybean or potatoes can cause persistent.
• GMO plants displacing other varieties of their species. This is due to the feature of their pollination.
• GMO plants seeds are a disposable material that does not give offspring. it important momentwhich is associated primarily with commerce. When the state passes exclusively on GMO plants, refusing its own crops, it automatically falls into dependence on seed producers.

List of gmo products

In 20016, more than a hundred world-famous scientists (chemists, biologists, doctors) among which there are and Nobel laureates turned with an open letter to the UN and Greenpeace with a request to stop the GMO injury. Even orthodox Jews recognized genetically modified coat products, Muslims, that they are free, and the Catholic Church says that it is GMOs will help to solve the food problem in the world.

However, if you still want to know what you eat in food, then below shows a list of manufacturers who use the GMO products and their trade names.

The product's name	Trade name
Chocolate	Hershey's, Fruit & Nut, Milky Way, Mars, M & M, Twix, Snickers, Cadbury, Ferrero, Nestle, M & M's
Cocoa, Tea, Coffee, Chocolate Drinks	Cadbury, Nestle, Nesquik, Kraft, Lipton, Conversation, Brooke Bond
Soft drinks	Sosa-Sola, Pepsi, Sprite, Fanta, 7-Up, Dr. Pepper, Tonic Kinley, Mountain Dew, Fruit, Fiesta
Flakes and dry breakfasts	Kellog'S, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Frosted Flakes, Corn Pops, Froot Loops, Smacks, Apple Jacks, Chocolate Chip, All-Bran, Raisin Bran Crunch, Honey Crunch Corn Flakes, Cracklin'oat Bran
Cookies and sweets	Parmalat, Kraft, Jubilee, Products Hershey's (Toblerone, Kit-Kat, Mini Kisses, Kisses, Milk Chocolate Chips, Semi-Sweet Baking CHIPS, Milk Chocolate Chips, Peanut Butter Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Strawberry Syrup Syrup, Chocolate Syrup, Special Dark Chocolate Syrup), Pop Tarts, CRISPIX
Canned soups	Campbell.
Fig	Uncle Bens.
Sauces (ketchup, mayonnaise, gas stations for salads), seasonings, dry soups	Gallina Blanca, Knorr, Hellman's, Heinz, Ryaba, Trick, Baltimore, Calve, Maggi
Meat I. sausages	Minsk and Pate from CJSC "Mikoianne Meat Processing Plant", Minsk OJSC "Cherkizovsky MPZ", Patestvo MK Gourmet, OOO "Measokombinat Klin", OOO "MLM-RA", LLC "Ros Marie LTF", Bogatyr Coast ", LLC" Daria - Semi-finished products ", OOO" Taloso-Products ", ZAO" VIKHYUNAY ", MPZ" Campomos ", MPZ" Tagansky ".
Baby food	SIMILAC, HIPP, NESTLE, KRAFT, UNILEVER
Canned vegetables	Bonduel
Milk products	Danon, JSC "Lianozovsky Milk Combine", Campina, Ehrmann
Ice cream	Algida
Oil, Margarine, Spread	Push, business
Crisps	Russian Potatoes, Lays, Pringles

This is far from an exhaustive list of trade names and manufacturers that use GMOs. Since many relate to gennometric organisms sharply negatively, not all companies want to spoil their image, and openly declare that they use the achievements of genetic engineering. And although the GMO problem is more inflated, and harm from such products is clearly exaggerated, only a person himself can solve them to eat them in food or not.

However, after the experts analyzed positive feedback, it turned out that almost every "scientific" study, the withdrawal of which - "GMO harmless!" Was funded by manufacturers of such products. Therefore, it is difficult to consider them objective. Scientists note that even, despite the lack of long-term research on the toxicology of animals and humans, the fact that science is already known, causes serious concern about the health of people, animals, plants and the environment.

Facts proving harm

In fact, reasonable facts about the negative effects of transgenses are very much, especially in English-speaking sources.

Three scientists - John Fahan, who first developed methods of genetic testing for GMOs, and previously examined the molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis in the US National Health Institutions and in academic circles; Michael Antoniou with a 30-year experience of using genetic engineering technologies in studies to which several discoveries about gene control mechanisms used for safe gene therapy in hereditary and acquired genetic disorders; Researcher Claire Robinson - founded the organization Earth Open Source (London). One of its goals is safe healthy food Make available to everyone. These scientists are engaged in the theme of genetically modified (GM) cultures and food from the beginning of the 1990s.

In 2012, they prepared the first detailed report of GMO Myths and Truths ("Myths and True on GMO"). In 2014, he was updated, and in 2016 released the third, the complemented version, which was published in the form of a book (sold on Amazon-E). These studies provide evidence that refute the safety claims food productscontaining gmo.

Dr. Fahan wrote: "When someone tells you that there is no evidence that GMOs bear risks for health and the environment, give them this book. It provides significant evidence of harm briefly and clearly, and for each item give references to scientific publications or other reports or documents that the reader can check. "

The first "online" -palization was produced by Furore in many countries and became a big blow to transgenis manufacturers. She was transferred to many languages \u200b\u200b(unfortunately, there is no in Russian), and publishers asked for permission to print this report. The second version of the "myths and truth about GMO", 2014 is free to access on the Earth Open Source website (Earthopensource.org). Report volume - 331 Page.

And there is no benefit!

Why do we go on the EU against GMO?

Michael Anthony in one of his interviews said: "Cereal crops with modified DNA are obtained in ambitious purposes to make food safe, environmentally friendly, increase yields, reduce the use of pesticides and feed the population of the planet. I felt that it was necessary, therefore, I studied the facts of applying this technology from a scientific point of view. "

Does genetic engineering increase the yield of crops or reduces the use of chemicals in the fields? As it turned out, the yield does not increase, and sometimes reduces this potential. The authors of "myths and truth about GMOs" note that high yield It is a complex genetic feature for which many genes are responsible, working together. The way it happens is still not fully studied. These qualities cannot be modeled by gene engineers with existing sufficiently rough ways or some other, which during the development process. Good methods of agriculture, such as the maintenance of soil fertility, no one has canceled to increase yields.

According to 2017, in the United States, 88% of corn, 93% of soybeans, 94% of cotton, 54% sugar beets, 75% papaya are genetically modified. Comparison of yields in the United States, where the GM culture is widespread, with indicators on corn, wheat and rapeseed in Western Europe (where, mainly prohibited to grow GM cultures) over the past 50 years has shown that yield has occurred in the United States, And the pesticidal load has increased.

The main reason for increasing the use of herbicides on GM cultures is the rapid spread of super-weeds resistant to glyphosate. Since GM cultures are resistant to herbicides, the most popular roundUp herbicide and other glyphosate-based chemicals began to combat weeds. This led to the emergence of more stable weeds. To deal with them, farmers are forced to apply other chemical products.

In 2003, GM cultures were allowed in Brazil. Studies conducted in 2000-2012. It was shown that during this time the use of pesticides as a whole increased 1.6 times, and directly on the sowing of soybeans three times, which leads to a negative impact on humans and the environment.

What are the consequences of Tandem GMO and pesticides?

Researchers from a medical school at the University of California in San Diego in 1993-96. and 2014-16. Observed the content of glyphosate in urine tests of 100 residents of Southern California and concluded that the level of this toxic substance during this period increased by about 1000%. Since 1994, when glifo-resistant GM cultures were introduced, the use of this herbicide increased by about 15 times.

Research Dr. Paul Mills from a medical school at the University of California in San Diego, Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health, Director of the Center for Excellence in the field of research and training in the field of integrated health care (it quotes Gmoobzor.com) said: "We found out that Before the introduction of genetically modified products, a very small number of people was detected glyphosate. As of 2016, 70% of the surveyed people were traces of glyphosate. " Dr. Mills referred to other studies in which rats were fed with an ultra-low (resolved) glyphosate dosage (in RoundUp), which led to non-alcoholic liver disease.

In 2017, California environmental risk assessment management (OEHHA) made a glyphosate into a list of cancer chemicals.

As Gmoobzor.com writes, the coalition of America Moms Across America, being concerned about the growing number of studies indicating the presence of glyphosate in food, water and the urine of a person, organized a study of breast milk in ten samples of breast milk of women living in different regions USA. Three of them were glyphosate, the concentration of which was higher than the maximum permissible level (0.1 μg / l), an established EU for glyphosate in drinking water.

In this regard, the position of the World Health Organization (WHO) is curious, which took up the issue of glyphosate. In 2016, WHO came to the conclusion: "Glyphosate is unlikely to carry a carcinogenic risk for people through food." In general, the formal population of the planet "blessed": Drink GM grains with glyphosate until the cancer is enough. And in most countries, health authorities are also not worried about this.

Interesting results were obtained in Mexico, where the cultivation of genetically modified corn in open fields is not allowed. The National Autonomous University of Mexico studied products containing corn, which is the main culture in this country. In 82% of such products, the presence of GMO was found. And in 27.7% of transgenic samples - accompanying GM-corn glyphosate.

In 2015, in Argentina in children who live in the area where the GM-Soyo is grown and used for this pesticides, in addition to allergic reactions, genetic damage has been revealed. At the National University, Rio-Quarto concluded that these children detect reversible genetic damage by 44% more than their peers living where there are no soy fields. Damage to chromosomes B. childhood In adulthood, they can lead to cancer.

What is called safe is not safe

What risks are GMO?

Until now, the meal has been tied up in Moldova (animal feed) obtained from GM-Soybean, based on permits issued by the National Biological Safety Commission. In the document entitled "Risk Assessment", which the economic agent makes it applied to the application, the percentage of GMO (according to the law is permitted by 0.9%, but the Commission admits up to 5%, since it is not seed material). It is also written there that in the territory where this meal was used was not identified by some changes in human health. But how such "research" is made, it is not known. And considering that the manufacturers of Transgenov are paid, it is unlikely that the risk assessment will be negative.

However, it is known that the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) in 2009 concluded that NK603 corn (GMO), produced by Monsanto, compositely equivalent to conventional corn, except for the alleged change - the presence of additional proteins that make corn sustainable To glyphosate herbicides, such as Roundup.

However, a group of scientists under the guidance of Michael Antoniu found that the process of gene modification led to an unintentional effect on the composition of NK603 corn. As Gmoobzor.com reported, 117 proteins were found and 91 small molecules (metabolites), which in the process of GM transformation were significantly changed in the corn NK603 9 (most popular).

For comparison, GMOs and ordinary corn grown in one place, in the same conditions. The analysis showed that a significant increase in polyamines occurred in GM-Cukukruz, including Pretrassin and Cadaverin, which are present in the corpses, indicating their decomposition. Dr. Antoniou said that Pretssin and Cadaverin can lead to various toxic effects. For example, they increase the effect of histamine, thereby enhanced allergic reactions, and both were constructed in the formation of carcinogenic substances in meat products - nitrosamines.

That is, contrary to statements that GM cultures contain genes that affect only specific proteins, in fact everything is much more complicated. Studies conducted in 2007, at the National Research Institute of the Human genome (USA), showed that the genes are interrelated with each other, and changes in one gene or its replacement lead to the effect of domino in other genes and proteins for a long time . And no one can predict exactly which changes will be.

GM genes can get into the blood of food

Angelina Taran.

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GMO is, perhaps, the most popular and most incomprehensible scary of recent years. Some scientists say that from the use of some genetically modified organisms can be a corn cub, and even the creature with gills; Others, hearing is, turning his finger at the temple and offer all panicers to familiarize themselves with basic scientific knowledge.

Ways are different, and the result is one

Blue roses purple cabbage, Fresh the smell of tomatoes in a lute winter and non-abstensive apples - all this is the result of scientists, which received the name "German-modified organisms". These are artificially derived organisms, in the genotype of which there is an alien gene, which scientists took from one living creature and gone to another. The body at the same time is subject to change and its new properties appear.

How are genetic modifications are made? Here is one of the possible ways. In nature, there is a type of agrobacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens. They can penetrate into plants tissue and transfer the fragment of the so-called T-DNA in their cells. Agrobacteria with a modified T-plasmid change the properties of plants and integrate useful genes in them. However, is the same plants so much so much?

Few people know that the real carrot is far from orange, but its true color is purple. Also there were varieties of raspberry, white and yellow colors. Carrots were not used in food, but was a healing agent. Only in the 16th century she acquired an orange tint, and this we owe the breeding scholars who began to cross different types of her. A real carrot today is a very rare and expensive thing. That is, we all are famous carrots - GMOs? Not! It is a result of breeding, that's just a selection goes slowly, and GMOs turn out quickly, although the result is the same - the genotype changes.

So why do we argue about the usefulness and harm of GMOs? It is believed that they are a consequence of mutations, because, in contrast to breeding, not from nearby organisms, but very remote, and this is bad. Although GMO is undergoing careful control, and scientists know and understand which plants and how to output, and which are not worth it. For example, those that will not be subjected to diseases, more damped and intolerable for pests - and you can and need to withdraw. But not all plants will be able to bring people benefits if they are subject to change. For example, it is unlikely that it makes sense in eliminating plants resistant to herbicides - that is, to chemical substances that destroy vegetation. Here is just not to use innovation.

I know that I don't know anything, but judged - judging

Interestingly, according to the results of one survey, more than a third of Russians do not have the knowledge necessary in order to at least somehow appreciate GMOs. For example, many do not know that the plants that we consume in food are genetically not identical. In any eaten tomato, there are always some mutations, in every banana can be gene changed without our knowledge. But no insidious Americans from the Agency of Darpa are taken care of this, not cosmic aliens and not a cinema "doctor evil", but first of all solar radiation and other sources of genetic variability. Mutation of genes - natural in nature, without which biological evolution is impossible.

Good example - The appearance of dwarf rice in China. The high rice begins under its own weight, can fall to the ground and grown. The new rice form, derived by the methods of selection, made it possible to increase its yield by 50 percent. Later it turned out that the dwarf rice differs from the usual only one single genome. If a modern gene engineer approached the problem of rice yield, he would make a point mutation into the enzyme gene activating the desired hormone, and reached the desired result in less time.

Therefore, the statement that manipulations with genes lead to a violation of the evolution of the evolution, deprived of meaning. Moreover, genetically modified organisms are used in applied medicine since 1982, when a genetically engineering human insulin was registered as a medicine, obtained by genetically modified bacteria. But people either do not know this or prefer not to remember.

Arguments nasty side

However, the opponents of GMO argue that those bacteria and plasmids that were used to create GMOs, not going anywhere. "At least, their part remains and penetrates our body or in the organism of animals when eating GM plants. And getting into the stomach and intestines, the same thing happens as when creating GMOs - transgenization (modification, mutation), only already Cages of the walls of the stomach and intestines, as well as microflora of the digestive system. If someone does not know: there are about 70 percent of the human immune system. Immunity falls, plasmids and GM inserts through blood enter all organs, muscles and even the skin of a person or animal and animal and We also produce their modifications. That is, even eating the meat of an animal, which was fed with food with GMO, a person is infected. The worst thing is that it concerns the genital cells. From the genital cells, the mutants will appear children with genes from other types and classes of plants and animals. Most of these genetic "chimer" are also fruitless.

Fortunately, to the pronounced external manifestations of these processes, the case has not yet come. And we are unlikely to turn into corn by the Corn or we will have a gills. But we will hurt anymore, say opponents of GMOs, and become barren.

It is obvious that the radiation from nuclear explosions and man-made disasters has long been absorbed into the world around us and is a powerful mutagenic factor, drinking water is chlorized and fluorid, it falls into it any chemical and biological nastiness ... Around us a powerful electromagnetic background, mercury pairs from " Long-term "electric light bulbs, tetraethylsvinets in the composition of eaten gasoline, evaporation of formaldehydes from furniture made from chipboard. Is it all not affecting a person? It also affects how! And it is unlikely that GMOs here are the main source of all our problems.

What did the old Bashti guess?

But now it's time to remember the old leader of the Bashtie from the story of Jack London "Jerry Islander". For those who did not read it, let's say that it is about the adventures of the Red Terrier Jerry - Dogs of White People among Solomon Islands Sollards, whose leader was Bastort. Priest of the tribe, which was removed to eat Jerry, began to ventigate the tribe on him, need, they say, cut it into pieces and give all the men that the dog's courage switched to each of them. Bashtie saved Jerry from the boiler, but that's what he said: "I lived for a long time and ate a lot of pigs. Who dares to say that these pigs entered me and made me a pig? - I ate a lot of fish," continued Bashti, - but No fish scales have grown on my skin. And the gills did not appear on my neck. And you are all looking at me, you know that I have never crossed my fin. " That is, this Jack London understood at that time at that time, although it was purely intuitive that since you had someone or something and I ate something, then the genetics of the eaten will not affect you.

Experiments are different

However, there were some experiments that proved the harm of GMOs. Yes, experiments were, but what were these experiments? So, in 1999, the article of Arpad Pushtas was published, which concerned the toxic effect of genetically modified potatoes on rats. The potato was built into the Poison Gaigament gene from the Snowdrop, in order to increase the resistance of potatoes to nematodes. The feeding of potatoes by graining rats, which usually do not eat it, showed a toxic effect, however, what does this prove? What initially poisonous food is harmful? The publication itself was preceded by a loud scandal, since the results were presented before the expert assessment of scientists. The proposed commission explanation, which is most likely to blame the method of transferring the gene, and not Letin, most scientists did not support, since the data presented in the article was not enough for this output. By the way, the development of transgenic potatoes with the Genom of Letina was then terminated immediately.

The Russian researcher Irina Ermakova conducted a study on rats, which, in her opinion, shows the pathological effect of genetically modified soybean on the reproductive qualities of animals. Since the data was widely discussed in the press, but were not published in referee journals, many scientists repeated its experiments. As a result, it was concluded that its results contradict standardized data from other researchers who worked with the same Soybean variety and did not reveal its toxic influence on the body. Now let's go back to our everyday level.

Let's take a group of children either adults, no essence is important, and we will breed them in two weeks mainly by black caviar. You can argue that by the end of the experience of most of them the liver will be significantly increased and, therefore, black caviar is dangerous to health! However, any research is also a variety of influence factors. So, artificial feeding of the larvae of the Hydropsyche borealis, the BT-corn, artificial borealis, effectively demonstrated an increase in their mortality by 20 percent. But when the same authors reproduced the experience in vivo, they did not observe any influence of transgenic pollen on the viability of the streams! Many animals in captivity do not multiply at all, and what is the guilty of GMOs too?

Interestingly, even church hierarchs today say that they are not harmful, but on the contrary - are useful, as they allow us to ensure the growing population of the planet. Muslims consider them to be hushed, and Judahists are kosher. However, as you can see, there are people who oppose GMOs. And in most cases, these are either individual scientists, which, let's say, are far from always clean experiments, journalists who specialize in sensations, or "Greenpeace", which also need sensation. But after after all they scared everyone, it turns out that most often GMOs here at all. But their opponents for some reason do not oppose the exposure of seeds, which is carried out when the new varieties of plants are made. But the seeds are irradiated with gamma rays and then evinted. So mutagenic exposure of seeds is good, and the change in the genotype through agrobacteria is bad and terrible?

Check is the most careful

By the way, precisely because GMO product is really new, in some countries there are interest bans on the use of such products. In Japan, the product is permitted in the product in the product - 5 percent, in Europe - no more than 0.9 percent, and in the US - 10 percent. In almost all countries of the world, the product labeling about the content of GMOs in it is obligatory. Moreover, no one says that the GM products are absolutely harmless, everywhere there is always a certain risk. For example, it was proved that some such products are not suitable for food for allergies. Those may become, for example, Brazilian nuts, in which the content of one of the amino acids was artificially increased. It turned out that it was this particular protein that causes one of the forms of allergies in humans.

The topic of eating genetic products is very relevant. Someone considers gene engineering violence over nature, and someone is afraid for his own health and manifestation side Effects. While all over the world there are disputes about the benefits and, many people buy and eat them, not even knowing about it.

What is genetically modified products?

In modern society, a tendency towards proper nutritionAnd on the table gets all the freshest and natural. People try to bypass everything that is obtained from genetically modified organisms, the constitution of which was radically changed using genetic engineering. It is possible to reduce their use, only having an idea of \u200b\u200bwhat GMO is in food.

Today in supermarkets for sale up to 40% of GMO products: vegetables, fruits, tea and coffee, chocolate, sauces, juices and gashed water, even. Only one GM component is enough for food to receive the GMO mark. List:

• transgenic fruits, vegetables and possibly animals used in food;
• products with GM integredients (for example, transgenic corn);
• recycled transgenic raw materials (for example, transgenic corn chips).

How to distinguish gennomified products?

Genetically modified products are obtained when the gene of one organism, derived in the laboratory, is satisfied with the other cell. GMO gives a plant or a number of signs: resistance to pests, viruses, chemicals and external influences, but if genetically modified products are regularly in the counters, how to distinguish them from natural? We must look at the composition and appearance:

1. Genetically modified products (GMP) are stored for a long time and do not deteriorate. Perfectly smooth, smooth, neurotic vegetables and fruits - almost certainly with GMOs. The same concerns bakery productswhich long remains fresh.
2. Frozen semi-finished products - dumplings, cutlets, dumplings, pancakes, ice cream.
3. Products from the USA and Asia containing potato starch, soy flour and corn in 90% of GMO cases. If a vegetable protein is specified on the label in the composition of the product - this is a modified soy.
4. Cheap sausages typically contain a soy concentrate, which is a GM ingredient.
5. For presence may indicate nutritional supplements E 322 (Soy Lecitin), E 101 and E 102 A (Riboflavin), E415 (Xanthan), E 150 (caramel) and others.

Gennodified products - "For" and "Against"

There are many disputes about such food. People are concerned about the environmental risks of their cultivation: genetically mutated forms can fall into wildlife and lead to global changes in environmental systems. Consumers are worried by food risks: possible allergic reactions, poisoning, disease. The question arises: are genetically modified products in the global market need? It is impossible to abandon them completely. They do not worsen the taste of food, and the cost of transgenic options is much lower than natural. They are both opponents and supporters of GMP.

Harm GMO

There is no one hundred percent confirmed research, which indicated that the modified products are harmful to the body. However, the opponents of the GMO call many irrefutable facts:

1. Genetic engineering can have dangerous and unpredictable side effects.
2. Harm the environment due to more use Herbicides.
3. Can get out of control and spread, polluting the gene pool.
4. Some studies declare the dangers of GM products as the causes of the development of chronic diseases.

The benefits of GMOs

Genetically modified products have their advantages. As for the plants, a smaller amount of chemicals accumulates in the transgenic than in natural analogues. A varieties with a changed constitution are resistant to various viruses, diseases and weather, they are much faster than ripen, and they are stored more, they are struggling independently with pests. With the help of transgeneous intervention, the time of selection is reduced. These are undoubted advantages of GMOs, besides, genetic engineering defenders, argue that the use of GMP is the only way to save humanity from hunger.

What is dangerous gennometric products?

Despite all attempts to find benefit from the introduction of modern science, genetic engineering, genetically modified foods are most often mentioned in a negative key. They carry three threats:

1. Environment (the emergence of stable weeds, bacteria, reducing species or the number of plants and animals, chemical pollution).
2. Human organism (allergic and other diseases, metabolic disorders, change of microflora, mutagenic effect).
3. Global Risks (Economic Security, Environmentalization of Viruses).

", However, do not know exactly what it is and is it dangerous. About the problem of genetically modified or modified with the help of human properties of products knows a long time - the famous selection and its adepts Michurin and Vavilov, about which all school textbooks of biology are told - this is, in fact, the first people who received this type of products.

But is it dangerous to eat such products in food, do they cause harm to the body of an adult or child? What is it necessary for gene modifications, is it difficult to get them?.

On transgenic products, mutations and controversial issues

Issues of gene interventions in various foods are worried about many people, especially distant from biology, molecular genetics and medicine. All unknown and incomprehensible frighteners generally, and the latest technology Many seems very dangerous.

We all know about genetic mutations, we are planted through television and movies that mutations are danger and evil, mutants are terrible and scary. But, in fact, any plant, animal and even a person on modern land are mutants. Their genetic programs are very much changed even in comparison with people and animals, plants who lived and growing on Earth several centuries ago.

And this is normal, because the mutation is a constant and legitimate process, it is intended for the implementation of the process of evolution and consolidate the beneficial properties, rejection of harmful and unnecessary.

A person thoroughly studied the mechanisms of mutation at the molecular level - it helps in the treatment of many diseases, obtaining new species of plants and animals.

How to get gennomified products

Products with gennometric properties are obtained in selection laboratories after a comprehensive study of the properties of wild plants and their cultural fellow. Transgenic They are plants in which a person is artificially introduced "good" gene (they can take it from other plants), which gives the plant favorably distinguish its properties.

This gene, manifested in combination with conventional plant genes, gives it fertility, climate resistance or improves the taste and shelf life of fruits, makes it inaccessible to pests. Given the growing population of the Earth - very useful propertybecause these are additional food.

Works on the study of the properties of genes and their implementation, the study of the properties of hybrids pass in the laboratories of agricultural institutions and research institutes. Products will not be released in mass production Without a comprehensive study of their properties - safety in terms of growing, processing and nutrition.

Today there are more fifty plants that are obtained. similar method - relate to them tobacco and soy, individual varieties of apples and tomatoes baklazhanov , And many other plants consumed in food. Externally, they do not differ from ordinary, only biologistics specialists can recognize them through complex procedures.

Russia is not yet engaged in the production and cultivation of gennometric products, but, given the volume of product imports from abroad, by modest calculations from 20 to 35% of the products of your table occupy products with similar properties. There is no ban on the import of similar products in our country, there is only an obligation for manufacturers to point on the package if they are used in the amount of more than 5% of such raw materials.

Pluses GMO

Of course, all GMO production is aimed at good purpose, the benefits of genetic goods are economic benefits. By reducing the cost of production and the struggle with weeds, the lack of processing chemistry and pesticides, these products cleaner and cheaper natural.

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They can solve the problem of the provision of the population in low-cost food - vegetables and fruits, which are in dire lacks, especially in the winter season. These products are less susceptible to droughts and more yields. The fields are becoming less and less, it means that it is necessary to increase the yield from each meter of the Earth - this is the main goal of GMOs.

Such economical agriculture will help manufacturers and support their development, they will be able to feed their families and provide a fairly large number of consumers.

Biologists also note positive parties in the development of the transgenic product market - it is no secret that almost all cultivated plants have their pests, they force producers to process fields and seedlings, sometimes quite harmful substances.

In addition, these plants are capricious and demanding - they need feeding fertilizers with harmful nitrate additives. And chemistry, when entering the body, does not benefit. Transgenic varieties can be developed with these requirements - refuse chemicals, nitratesand it will make it easier to facilitate the load on the liver and immunity of people.

What is the danger of GMOs?

The dangers of GMOs

However, the opponents of GMO put forward their theses in contrast to supporters. It is believed that the complete safety of these products is early, it has not passed enough time to see the remote consequences of these plants and products. There are no independent experts who are ready to give an assessment of risks, society is in complete ignorance regarding the properties of this kind of products.