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[ylexot]

The rice with human genes

The first GM food crop containing human genes is set to be approved for commercial production.
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The rice is a major step in so-called Frankenstein Foods, the first mingling of human-origin genes and those from plants. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture has already signalled it plans to allow commercial cultivation.

 

[Lugnut]

The rice with human genes

I think we should have a "Soylent Green" viewing!

 

[Toxick]

The rice with human genes

The laboratory-created rice produces some of the human proteins found in breast milk and saliva.

Ah... no human flesh - just stuff that oozes from human bodily ducts.






Does anyone else have a problem with eating processed drool?

 

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Friends of the Earth campaigner Clare Oxborrow said: "Using food crops and fields as glorified drug factories is a very worrying development.
"If these pharmaceutical crops end up on consumers' plates, the consequences for our health could be devastating.

I'm more worried about accidentally coming in contact with a Twinkie

 

[ylexot]

I'm more worried about accidentally coming in contact with a Twinkie

Talk about your unnatural foods...

 

[vraiblonde]

Does anyone else have a problem with eating processed drool?

Gross

Here's the thing about Frankenfoods, though: if third world citizens have a choice between eating genetically modified foods and starving to death, which do you think they would choose?

 

[Lenny]

Gross

Here's the thing about Frankenfoods, though: if third world citizens have a choice between eating genetically modified foods and starving to death, which do you think they would choose?

Ummm, are any of them Muslim? I think they have some dietary restriction thing that might come into play, but I'm not sure.