> Tell me, why does a corn plant even need genes for antibiotic resistance?
Forgive me if someone has already answered this...
An ABO (antibiotic) resistant gene is spliced into the mix so that the researched can tell which bacteria have taken in the new gene. Then those bacteria are colonized to produce large quantities of the desired gene. Unfortunately the ABO resistance follows along and often ends up in the plant when the genes are spliced into the DNA.
That's the quick and short answer. The full details are very fascinating.
They are high in what is being called Vitamin B17, or Laetril. Quite controversial in its application; and depending on who you believe, it either cures cancer or kills you. It is also found in Apricot seeds, and Linseed (flax).
The FDA never seems to like anything that can't be patented and make their business friends lots of money...so it's best to study the heck out of this yourself.
Dr. Krebs discovered the Vitamin B-17 compound reacts to the enzyme beta-glucosidase, primarily located in huge quantities at the site of cancerous tumours. In this reaction, two potent poisons are manufactured by beta-glucosidase at the cancer cell site; hydrogen cyanide and benzaldehyde. Therefore, Vitamin B-17's toxic reaction destroys the cancer cell.
What Happens To The Excess Vitamin B-17 Not Consumed In The Killing Of Malignant Cancer Cells?
Dr. Krebs found that healthy cells contain an enzyme called rhodanese, that acts as a control agent. Rhodanese is common throughout the body yet not at cancerous locations. If Vitamin B-17 comes into contact with healthy cells, rhodanese detoxifies the cyanide and oxidizes the benzaldehyde, and accurately targets Vitamin B-17 at cancerous locations and not at healthy tissue. Any excess by-products produced by the reaction are expelled in normal fashion through the urine.
The latest all natural fad being used as an anti-microbial is "Grapefruit Seed Extract" (commonly called GSE).
I discovered it when it was recommended to me for a nasty GI virus that wouldn't go away by normal starvation. Killed the sucker right off. As a nursing student I will be trying to bring this into any hospital I eventually work for.
Hopefully, and I don't see why not, it will work against antibiotic resistant bacteria and viruses.
Grapefruit seed extract is derived from the bioflavonoids found in the seed and pulp. Its anti-germicide action has shown a growth-inhibiting effect on bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses in several in vitro studies. The effectiveness of grapefruit seeds was discovered accidentally by a doctor, who noticed that the seeds did not decompose in his compost file. Further examination revealed that the grapefruit seeds killed any microorganism that tried to decompose it. Laboratory studies have shown it to be effective in inhibiting bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Grapefruit seed extract has been formulated by a number of manufacturers for various uses, including an internal bactericide, water disinfectant, skin cleanser, and first-aid spray. Grapefruit seed extract is also a treatment for house pets and livestock that may be susceptible to bacterial infections from a variety of sources.
My mom works in a bookstore and knows that i liked Flatland (i have read it twice), so she gave me the advanced reading copy of Flatterland to try.
While it starts off with some neat Terry Pratchet type humor and social satire, it quickly bogs down into nothing but math. While i am a big fan of quantum physics and the metaphysics of 'what is reality', i found this book to be too much math for my tastes. Too many examples and diagrams, all gone over and over and over until i couldn't take it any more and would jump ahead to the next mathematical theme. The humor at the beginning made me laugh out loud, but the rest of the humor was not to my liking and would have preferred he left that out.
I gave my copy to a math major and she loved it right away, couldn't keep her nose out of it. Maybe this would be good for a young student interested in starting into the math world, as the examples are explained from several points of view and are definitely not skimmed over lightly.
Oh yes, the Leakey family...no, they certainly don't have an agenda do they.
Let's look at this quote:
"It revolutionizes the way we look at human ancestry,"
Oh bullshit, you still have the same view of human evolution, you just now have more monkey bones to play with and the beat over the heads of those that disagree.
"We have found a very flat-faced 3.6 million-year-old hominid which represents something quite different to what we know to have existed at that time."
Here is where i have the most difficulty. "...what we KNOW to have existed..." Excuse me?! when did you die and come back with all this knowledge? Scientists BELIEVE their theory of evolution to be the unmitigated truth, no question in their minds. This is hubris, it closes their minds to any evidence that does not agree with their beliefs.
I laughed the whole way thru the article. (no i am not a bible believer either).
Say what?! You say "It's a bitch to get configured and installed."
Friend, OpenBSD is the easiest un*x to install and configure. When you first choose the disk layout i have never seen another system hold your hand and help you so much when giving the size of each partition you want. It has been the easiest un*x to configure for our NIS environment here, including running amd.
Maybe we have different desires for what our chosen OS gives us, but from my job POV i need a system that integrates into our environment with a minimum of fuss and trickery, and OpenBSD is by far the easiest i have found. For those curious, we run Solaris, SunOS, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, BSDI, Irix, Digital Alpha, OpenBSD; all at many different revs and languages and platforms.
Slashdot Mirror
Why does Slashdot gives 0s to anti-GM posts and high scores to pro-GM posts? Do I detect a bias?
> Tell me, why does a corn plant even need genes for antibiotic resistance?
Forgive me if someone has already answered this...
An ABO (antibiotic) resistant gene is spliced into the mix so that the researched can tell which bacteria have taken in the new gene. Then those bacteria are colonized to produce large quantities of the desired gene. Unfortunately the ABO resistance follows along and often ends up in the plant when the genes are spliced into the DNA.
That's the quick and short answer. The full details are very fascinating.
>However, you might look into apple seeds.
They are high in what is being called Vitamin B17, or Laetril. Quite controversial in its application; and depending on who you believe, it either cures cancer or kills you. It is also found in Apricot seeds, and Linseed (flax).
The FDA never seems to like anything that can't be patented and make their business friends lots of money...so it's best to study the heck out of this yourself.
A good site
Here's the short answer:
What Does Vitamin B-17 Do?
Dr. Krebs discovered the Vitamin B-17 compound reacts to the enzyme beta-glucosidase, primarily located in huge quantities at the site of cancerous tumours. In this reaction, two potent poisons are manufactured by beta-glucosidase at the cancer cell site; hydrogen cyanide and benzaldehyde. Therefore, Vitamin B-17's toxic reaction destroys the cancer cell.
What Happens To The Excess Vitamin B-17 Not Consumed In The Killing Of Malignant Cancer Cells?
Dr. Krebs found that healthy cells contain an enzyme called rhodanese, that acts as a control agent. Rhodanese is common throughout the body yet not at cancerous locations. If Vitamin B-17 comes into contact with healthy cells, rhodanese detoxifies the cyanide and oxidizes the benzaldehyde, and accurately targets Vitamin B-17 at cancerous locations and not at healthy tissue. Any excess by-products produced by the reaction are expelled in normal fashion through the urine.
The latest all natural fad being used as an anti-microbial is "Grapefruit Seed Extract" (commonly called GSE).
I discovered it when it was recommended to me for a nasty GI virus that wouldn't go away by normal starvation. Killed the sucker right off. As a nursing student I will be trying to bring this into any hospital I eventually work for.
Hopefully, and I don't see why not, it will work against antibiotic resistant bacteria and viruses.
A good overview
Here's a good summary from another site:
Grapefruit seed extract is derived from the bioflavonoids found in the seed and pulp. Its anti-germicide action has shown a growth-inhibiting effect on bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses in several in vitro studies. The effectiveness of grapefruit seeds was discovered accidentally by a doctor, who noticed that the seeds did not decompose in his compost file. Further examination revealed that the grapefruit seeds killed any microorganism that tried to decompose it. Laboratory studies have shown it to be effective in inhibiting bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Grapefruit seed extract has been formulated by a number of manufacturers for various uses, including an internal bactericide, water disinfectant, skin cleanser, and first-aid spray. Grapefruit seed extract is also a treatment for house pets and livestock that may be susceptible to bacterial infections from a variety of sources.
My mom works in a bookstore and knows that i liked Flatland (i have read it twice), so she gave me the advanced reading copy of Flatterland to try.
While it starts off with some neat Terry Pratchet type humor and social satire, it quickly bogs down into nothing but math. While i am a big fan of quantum physics and the metaphysics of 'what is reality', i found this book to be too much math for my tastes. Too many examples and diagrams, all gone over and over and over until i couldn't take it any more and would jump ahead to the next mathematical theme. The humor at the beginning made me laugh out loud, but the rest of the humor was not to my liking and would have preferred he left that out.
I gave my copy to a math major and she loved it right away, couldn't keep her nose out of it. Maybe this would be good for a young student interested in starting into the math world, as the examples are explained from several points of view and are definitely not skimmed over lightly.
Oh yes, the Leakey family...no, they certainly don't have an agenda do they.
Let's look at this quote:
"It revolutionizes the way we look at human ancestry,"
Oh bullshit, you still have the same view of human evolution, you just now have more monkey bones to play with and the beat over the heads of those that disagree.
"We have found a very flat-faced 3.6 million-year-old hominid which represents something quite different to what we know to have existed at that time."
Here is where i have the most difficulty. "...what we KNOW to have existed..." Excuse me?! when did you die and come back with all this knowledge? Scientists BELIEVE their theory of evolution to be the unmitigated truth, no question in their minds. This is hubris, it closes their minds to any evidence that does not agree with their beliefs.
I laughed the whole way thru the article. (no i am not a bible believer either).
jeffus
Say what?! You say "It's a bitch to get configured and installed."
Friend, OpenBSD is the easiest un*x to install and configure. When you first choose the disk layout i have never seen another system hold your hand and help you so much when giving the size of each partition you want. It has been the easiest un*x to configure for our NIS environment here, including running amd.
Maybe we have different desires for what our chosen OS gives us, but from my job POV i need a system that integrates into our environment with a minimum of fuss and trickery, and OpenBSD is by far the easiest i have found. For those curious, we run Solaris, SunOS, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, BSDI, Irix, Digital Alpha, OpenBSD; all at many different revs and languages and platforms.
-j