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It seems that almost every news article posted here is bad news.

Maybe we should post some good news or amusing news as well to remind ourselves that there are happy and funny things happening all the time as well.

Here is my contribution in that regard.

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The development breakthrough is very interesting as it could potentially one day lead to us being able to enjoy the taste nutritional benefits from eating meat without having to take life or cause misery to animals to do so. Well, those of us who can afford the hefty price tag of doing so at least.

Although it amuses me to think that there will probably be far wider opposition and distaste (culturally, morally and religiously) towards eating artificial meat than the idea of animal cruelty.

I don't know about that lab meat man. It looks suspicious and unnatural.

 

[bladerunner]

I don't know about that lab meat man. It looks suspicious and unnatural.

I bet you wouldn't say no to it, if it was served up like airline food on a trip to Mars. But no problems for me as the closest to Mars Im likely to get is ome of those "Mars Bars" (chocolate bardy/candy, to those not in the know)
and also my doctor told me to eat less meat, so i wonder if this would count.

 

[Dizasta1]

It seems that almost every news article posted here is bad news.

Maybe we should post some good news or amusing news as well to remind ourselves that there are happy and funny things happening all the time as well.

Here is my contribution in that regard.

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The development breakthrough is very interesting as it could potentially one day lead to us being able to enjoy the taste nutritional benefits from eating meat without having to take life or cause misery to animals to do so. Well, those of us who can afford the hefty price tag of doing so at least.

Although it amuses me to think that there will probably be far wider opposition and distaste (culturally, morally and religiously) towards eating artificial meat than the idea of animal cruelty.

And we wonder why there are diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Prostate Cancer and so on, in the world. Genetically modified food is un-natural and only encourages goons like the ones in Pentagon, asking for Bio-Fuels. Then the world wonders why there is a food crises!! It's simple phrase, 'A stupid is as a stupid does', eat, promote or advocate this, and you'll find yourself on the wrong side of humanity.

 

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I bet you wouldn't say no to it, if it was served up like airline food on a trip to Mars. But no problems for me as the closest to Mars Im likely to get is ome of those "Mars Bars" (chocolate bardy/candy, to those not in the know)
and also my doctor told me to eat less meat, so i wonder if this would count.

LOL...Yes, served by a beautiful Asian lady in a skimpy French maid uniform in first class.

 

[no_name]

I bet you wouldn't say no to it, if it was served up like airline food on a trip to Mars. But no problems for me as the closest to Mars Im likely to get is ome of those "Mars Bars" (chocolate bardy/candy, to those not in the know)
and also my doctor told me to eat less meat, so i wonder if this would count.

Mars, Crunchy, Snickers, lion and picnic. In Halloween we bought those treat sized mars/crunchy bars in bags (around 20 each bag?) and give one out to each visiting kids. Less hassle than passing fistfulls of lollies and everyone gets exactly the same thing. Children prefer them to normal candies and you know exactly how much servings left.

 

[plawolf]

And we wonder why there are diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Prostate Cancer and so on, in the world. Genetically modified food is un-natural and only encourages goons like the ones in Pentagon, asking for Bio-Fuels. Then the world wonders why there is a food crises!! It's simple phrase, 'A stupid is as a stupid does', eat, promote or advocate this, and you'll find yourself on the wrong side of humanity.

I am pretty sure all of those illnesses you listed existed before GM food. They were not a major killer in the past as they are today mainly because it is only in the last few decades that enough of the world's population have lived long enough for those illnesses to set in., and also because advances in modern medicine had eliminated most of the old major killers.

If you think GM food is unnatural, that is fair enough, just don't eat it yourself. It is your right to choose not have have GM food as much as it is anyone else's right to have it.

Remember that most of the things that make our modern lives possible are 'unnatural'. If you think GM food is messing with nature, how about vaccines and modern pharmaceuticals or consumer electronics (who knows what all the EM waves and background radiation all electrical devices carry are doing to our cells and DNA?)?

There is a very fine line between progress and excess, and it is up to each of us to decide where that line is for us.

 

[Dizasta1]

I am pretty sure all of those illnesses you listed existed before GM food. They were not a major killer in the past as they are today mainly because it is only in the last few decades that enough of the world's population have lived long enough for those illnesses to set in., and also because advances in modern medicine had eliminated most of the old major killers.

If you think GM food is unnatural, that is fair enough, just don't eat it yourself. It is your right to choose not have have GM food as much as it is anyone else's right to have it.

Remember that most of the things that make our modern lives possible are 'unnatural'. If you think GM food is messing with nature, how about vaccines and modern pharmaceuticals or consumer electronics (who knows what all the EM waves and background radiation all electrical devices carry are doing to our cells and DNA?)?

There is a very fine line between progress and excess, and it is up to each of us to decide where that line is for us.

Morgellons Disease is one disease that has a direct link to Genetically Modified Food. As for Cancer, it may have originated before the monstrosity of GM Foods reared it's ugly head. But it has aggravated and proliferated it tremendously. Food for thought (pun intended):

EATING genetically modified (GM) food could give you cancer. That is the stark warning today from one of Scotland's leading experts in tissue diseases.

Dr Stanley Ewen, a consultant histopathologist at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, says that a cauliflower [mosaic] virus used in GM foods could increase the risk of stomach and colon cancers.

He is calling for the health of people who live near the farm-scale GM crop trials in Aberdeenshire, Ross-shire and Fife to be monitored. Their food and water will be contaminated by GM material, he said, which could hasten the growth of malignant tumours.

'I don't want to be scare-mongering, I want to be understated,' Ewen told the Sunday Herald. 'But I'm very concerned that people who rely on local produce might be endangering themselves.'

The government, backed by its scientific advisors, has always insisted the GM trials pose no risk to human health or the environment. Nevertheless, the trials have provoked widespread opposition, with dozens of protesters arrested for damaging GM crops.

Ewen's warning, which has been delivered to the Scottish Parliament's Health and Community Care Committee, is bound to be seized on by critics . The committee is just completing an investigation into the safety of GM food and is hoping to report its findings this week.

Ewen, who has 29 years' experience as a histopathologist, is currently leading a pilot project in Grampian to screen people for colon cancer. In 1999, along with Dr Arpad Pusztai, a former researcher at Aberdeen's Rowlett Institute, he published a study suggesting that GM potatoes harm rats.

In his submission to the health committee, Ewen expressed 'great concern' about the use of the cauliflower mosaic virus as a 'promoter' in GM foods. The virus is used like a tiny engine to drive implanted genes to express themselves.

But Ewen pointed out that the virus is infectious, and could act as a 'growth factor' in the stomach or colon, encouraging the growth of polyps. The faster and bigger polyps grow, the more likely they are to be malignant, he added.

There are also risks in feeding GM products like maize to cattle, he cautioned.

'It is possible cows' milk will contain GM derivatives that can be directly ingested by humans as milk or cheese. Even a lightly cooked, thick fillet steak could contain active GM material.'

GM material can be destroyed by cooking or boiling for 10 minutes, and it can be broken down by the acids and enzymes in the stomach. But Ewen is worried that genes in uncooked GM fruit and vegetables could survive common stomach infections.

'It is possible GM DNA could affect stomach and colonic lining by causing a growth factor effect with the unproven possibility of hastening cancer formation in those organs,' he stated.

Ewen stressed that he is not opposed to all GM technology, which he believes could have real benefits, particularly in medicine. But he is sufficiently alarmed by the current use of the technology to urge the health committee to call for a ban on GM crop trials while their safety is tested on animals.

Doctors from the British Medical Association have also suggested a GM ban to the committee because of the unknown effects on health. The committee's investigation was prompted by a petition of 6000 signatures gathered by protesters who maintained a vigil at a GM trial site at Munlochy in Ross-shire.

'What is most worrying about Dr Ewen's evidence is that while his concerns are disease-specific, the risks extend to a wide range of GM food crops,' said Jo Hunt, director of the lobby group Highlands and Islands GM Concern.

'The effects are caused not by just one 'bad' DNA fragment, but are a result of the reaction of plant cells to genetic engineering itself. All the major GM food plants currently produced could have the same effect when eaten.'

Hunt argued that long-term research was needed to establish whether GM food was safe. 'But instead of looking at the impact of GM food on people's health, the Scottish Executive has spent over £5 million on farm-scale trials to see how growing GM crops on Scottish farms will affect butterflies and weeds. The Executive has already released GM at 11 sites and is considering allowing GM to be released anywhere in the country from 2004, before it knows whether GM food is safe to eat.'

The Executive also came under fire from the Scottish National Party's shadow environment minister, Bruce Crawford, who demanded a freeze on GM crops trials. 'We cannot allow GM material to enter the food chain until there are absolute guarantees that there are no risks,' he said.

He pointed out that, in a recent letter, the environment minister, Ross Finnie, had admitted to him that plants around GM crops could become contaminated. Finnie added, however, that the government's advice was 'unanimous in its conclusion that GM crops that have approval do not pose a safety threat.'

2. Submission of evidence to the Clerk to the Health and Community Care Committee of The Scottish Parliament

Dr Arpad Pusztai, FRSE

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You fellows need to stop discussing the history of disease and

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Some reports are saying these are record breaking tornado strikes.
The timing and locations of the strikes are said to be unusual.
Sounds very much like what's predicted in climate change models.

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(CNN) -- A devastating storm system moved across the United States on Friday, spawning a slew of tornadoes that contributed to at least 28 fatalities in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

National Weather Service meteorologist John Gordon reported Friday afternoon the agency had about "half a dozen reports of tornadoes on the ground," as well as reports of "significant damage" -- making his comments before some of the worst twisters were reported.

"This is an enormous outbreak that's going on right now across Kentucky and the South," Gordon said. "It's crazy. It's just nuts right here."
Well built homes 'wiped' to the ground
Possible funnel cloud captured on camera
Mayor: 'Neighboring town is gone'
Girls describe grandparents' escape

Southern Indiana was particularly hard hit, with Indiana Department of Homeland Security spokesman John Erickson saying three had died in Jefferson County as a result. Sgt. Rod Russell with the Indiana State Police said later that three people also were killed in Scott County.

In addition, Emergency Management Director Leslie Cavanaugh of Clark County -- which has about 110,000 people -- reported one death. Sheriff's Department Maj. Chuck Adams added that a man was found dead in his car several miles outside Henryville......................................................

 

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Do anyone know why tornadoes seems so common in the mid US plains? Are they more frequent on flat lands or is there specific conditions for their formation? I wonder how the American Indians dealt with it if there are any living in those areas?