You really are what you eat: DNA From GMOs Pass Directly Into Humans

DNA From GMOs Pass Directly Into Humans, Study Confirms 
The idea that DNA from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is broken down in the digestive tract and rendered innocuous, a common industry claim, is patently false. A recent study published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE found that large, meal-derived DNA fragments from GMOs are fully capable of transferring their genes directly into the bloodstream, deconstructing the myth that transgenic foods act on the body in the same way as natural foods. A combined analysis of four other independent studies involving more than 1,000 human samples and a team of researchers from universities in Hungary, Denmark and the U.S. looked at the assimilation process for GMOs as they are currently consumed throughout the world. This includes derivatives of GM crops such as high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) from GM corn, for instance, and soy protein from GM soybeans, as well as meat derived from animals fed a GM-based diet.

Need To Rewrite Leviticus 17:11 In Near Future Because The Life Of The Flesh Will Be In “The Genetically Modified Blood”
Soldiers on future battlefields could be protected against germ warfare agents by having genetically modified blood cells that can neutralise deadly biological toxins, scientists have announced. Human red blood cells that have been genetically engineered to produce protein antidotes and other antibody-based medicines can be safely delivered to any part of the body, researchers said. The research was supported by the US Defence Research Projects Agency (Darpa), the scientific funding arm of the US military, which is interested in developing the technology for future treatments or vaccines, the researchers said. “Because the modified human red blood cells can circulate in the body for long periods of time, one could envision a scenario in which the cells are used to introduce antibodies that neutralise a toxin. The result would be long-lasting reserves of antitoxin antibodies,” said Hidde Ploegh, professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the study’s senior authors.

Virus That Could Wipe Out 400 Million People Created... And There Is No Antidote 
In a few years, the story will go something like this: What was extraordinary about the great flu pandemic of 2018 was not only that it came exactly 100 years after the Spanish flu of 1918, but that it also killed 5 per cent of the world’s population. In 1918, that proportion meant some 100  million people. In 2018, nearly 400 million fell victim. Of those, some one million were in Britain. Nearly every family lost a loved one, with children and the elderly being particularly vulnerable. The NHS was unable to cope with the sheer numbers infected, which ran to around ten million — almost a sixth of the population. With no vaccine available, all that doctors could do was to send people home and tell them to hope for the best. It was the worst natural disaster the world had ever seen. But the virus was no random creation of Mother Nature — it was man-made, produced by an obscure professor at a university deep in the heart of the U.S... 

Biosafety Panelist Fears Deadly Flu Virus Could Escape Lab, Turn Into PandemicUW-Madison scientist Yoshihiro Kawaoka says he’s creating potentially deadly flu viruses to help prevent a pandemic, but a campus biosafety panel member says the research could cause more harm than good because the viruses could escape from the lab. “You’re increasing the probability of having a pandemic rather than decreasing the probability,” said Tom Jeffries, a member of the university’s Institutional Biosafety Committee, which reviews sensitive research. Jeffries said the flu viruses Kawaoka creates in his lab at University Research Park on Madison’s West Side should be genetically modified to minimize the risk to humans. Kawaoka said doing that would undermine his studies, aimed at identifying troublesome flu viruses that could arise in nature. “That’s potentially very scary research,” Jeffries said. “It’s potentially very hazardous. I think we should be doing everything we can to contain it.”

Virtually All Food Imported Into United States Uninspected By Federal Government
Virtually all of the food imported into the United States reaches consumers without being inspected by the federal government, putting the nation at risk of exposure to food-borne illnesses.An investigation by FairWarning and Investigative News Network (INN) found that Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors allow nearly all food imports to enter the country without undergoing visual examination. “The FDA has been outgunned and overmatched for years as a rising tide of imported food has found a place at the U.S. dinner table,” FairWarning’s Rick Schmitt wrote. “Because of budget constraints ordinarily only 1 percent to 2 percent of food imports are physically inspected by the agency at the border each year.”The incredibly low inspection rate is particularly alarming considering that food imports have been steady growing in the U.S.

Superbugs Could 'Cast World Back Into The Dark Ages' 
The world could be "cast back into the dark ages of medicine" where people die from treatable infections because deadly bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics, David Cameron has warned. The Prime Minister has called for governments and drug companies around the world to work together to "accelerate" the discovery of a new generation of antibiotics. His intervention comes amid fears in the medical profession that manageable illnesses like pneumonia and tuberculosis could kill huge numbers of people like they did early in the twentieth century. About 25,000 people die annually across Europe because of infections that are resistant to antibiotic drugs, Mr Cameron said. Mr Cameron is to announce an independent review led by Jim O’Neill, the economist, to identify why the international market has failed to bring forward new drugs.

Nanotechnology: What Substances May Be Creeping Into Food Products? 
Growing concerns over infinitesimal substances that are finding their way into everyday food and cosmetic products via the growing field of nanotechnology is setting off alarm bells among public health watchdogs, who fret over what ingredients may be creeping into the culinary process. Those concerns are raising the eyebrows of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which has been exploring this burgeoning realm, but the agency appears reluctant to push the panic button. FDA officials recently issued broad guidelines on nanotechnology, but didn’t go so far as to establish regulatory definitions of what it is, saying the science hasn’t progressed to the point where it can be fully understood. Agency spokesman Jeff Ventura said the FDA doesn’t make “a categorical judgment that nanotechnology is inherently safe or harmful.”