{"id":3655,"date":"2013-07-27T18:42:03","date_gmt":"2013-07-28T00:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=3655"},"modified":"2014-08-10T15:09:45","modified_gmt":"2014-08-10T21:09:45","slug":"places-ive-been-to-july-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2013\/07\/27\/places-ive-been-to-july-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Places I&#8217;ve Been (to July 27)"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><ul class=\"diigo-linkroll\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thecanadian.org\/item\/2227-gmo-whistleblower-canadian-federal-scientist-speaks-out\">GMO whistleblower: Canadian federal scientist speaks out<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">&#8220;Now immersed in our science lesson, we learned about the results of the Human Genome Project, completed in 2002. Its goal was to sequence the whole genome of a person. Before this research, the science of molecular biology was based on the theory that the human body functions with about 100,000 proteins. DNA codes for proteins, and it was believed that each protein is coded for by one gene. Thus, if there are 100,000 proteins in our body, then there should be 100,000 genes.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Human Genome Project concluded we have only just over 20,000 genes in our body. Suddenly, the one gene, one protein hypothesis no longer applied. It was an old paradigm. Since science is based on observation, here was a perfect example of yesterday\u2019s scientific \u201cfact\u201d being obsolete.<\/p>\n<p>As for the engineering process itself, Dr. Vrain told us that the scientist has absolutely NO control over where the gene will show up in the genome. Since this inserted gene doesn\u2019t really belong there, it is impossible to predict what the gene is going to express! The conclusion is starkly clear: genetic engineering is an imprecise technology.<\/p>\n<p>More troubling information emerged in our conversation. Genetic scientists needed to test for the safety of the inserted protein, to make sure it produces no adverse effects. Dr. Vrain explained that scientists started with the pure protein, meaning they tested it in a laboratory. They did not look for the protein IN the plant to see its effects on the plant or its environment. Using the old one gene one protein paradigm, scientists simply \u201cassumed\u201d that if the desired protein was inserted, it would get the effect they wanted, spawning the principle of \u201csubstantial equivalence\u201d. We may imagine scientific research to be all about facts and evidence, but hearing about such an assumption shatters that illusion. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/whistleblower\">whistleblower<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/gmo\">gmo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/canadian\">canadian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/federal\">federal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"diigo-ps\">Posted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\">Diigo<\/a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-3655'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(3655);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(3655);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(3655);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>GMO whistleblower: Canadian federal scientist speaks out &#8220;Now immersed in our science lesson, we learned about the results of the Human Genome Project, completed in 2002. Its goal was to sequence the whole genome of a person. Before this research, &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2013\/07\/27\/places-ive-been-to-july-27\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-WX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3713,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2013\/09\/28\/places-ive-been-to-sept-28-2013\/","url_meta":{"origin":3655,"position":0},"title":"Places I&#8217;ve Been (to Sept. 28, 2013)","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"September 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Take the Test: How Well Do You See Color? | Apartment Therapy tags: test colour graphics Origins of genomic 'dark matter' discovered \"A duo of scientists at Penn State University has achieved a major milestone in understanding how genomic \"dark matter\" originates. 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