The Damage GM Foods Can do to Your Body
By Shadrach on Dec 15, 2005 in Natural Feeding
Arrrooo fellow pets and humans! Grrrrr if someone messes my food or FOOD period, I’m NOT gonna be a happy woofer, got it? Grrrrrrr. Tell it Dr. Mercola!
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A project to develop genetically modified, pest-resistant peas has been abandoned after tests showed the peas cause lung damage in mice.
Protein Kills Pea Weevils
Field peas are susceptible to pea weevils, which lay their eggs on pea pods. The gene for a protein capable of killing pea weevil pests was transferred from the common bean to the peas. This protein does not normally cause allergic reactions in mice or people.
Structural Changes
But when the protein is expressed in the pea, its structure becomes subtly different from the original. Researchers say that this indicates a potential for unpredicted and unintended effects due to such structural changes. In this case, it was probably caused by differences in the ways that the two plants produce proteins.
Lung Damage
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