by Christina Sarich
The United States is run over with GMO corn. More than 20 varieties of genetically modified corn are being sown across hundreds of thousands of acres of America’s farmland. It is estimated that 89% of all corn crops planted, are in fact, now GMO. With these inexcusable statistics, proving that biotech has completely dominated the seed industry, you should know just what is in those corn chips at your favorite restaurant.
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Here are 5 things in GMO corn that shouldn’t be in anything we put into our bodies:
1. E. Coli Bacteria DNA
Using recombinant DNA technology, biotech has infused our corn with a strain of E. coli. Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some, such as serotype O157:H7, can cause serious food poisoning in humans, and are occasionally responsible for product recalls.
The harmless strains are part of the normal flora of the gut. They can benefit their hosts by producing vitamin K2 and by preventing the establishment of pathogenic bacteria within the intestine. But the GMO E. coli bacteria has been known to cause virulent factors in many animals and humans. Mutated forms of the bacteria, which are known to occur often in recombinant DNA, can then infect a person or animal’s gut, causing digestive issues and more.
2. Cauliflower Mosaic Virus DNA
This is a viral gene that was just recently discovered in GMO corn.
“Researchers with the European Food Safety Authority discovered variants of the Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S in the most widely harvested varieties of genetically-modified crops, including Monsanto’s RoundupReady Soy and Maze. According to the researchers, Podevin and du Jardin, the particular ‘Gene VI’ is responsible for a number of possible consequences that could affect human health, including inhibition of RNA silencing and production of proteins with known toxicity.
The EFSA is endorsing ‘retrospective risk assessment’ of CaMV promoter and its Gene VI sequences — in an attempt to give it a clean bill of health. It is unknown if the presence of the hidden viral genes were the result of laboratory contamination or a possible recombinant product of the resultant organism. There are serious implications for the production of GMO for foodstuffs, given either possibility.”
3. Antibiotic Resistant Markers (ABR genes)