The only known GMO with inbred human traits in
cultivation today, a GM rice product made by biotechnology company Ventria Bioscience is
currently being grown on 3,200 acres in Junction City, Kansas — and
possibly elsewhere — and most people have no idea about it.
Since about 2006,Ventria has
been quietly cultivating rice that has been genetically modified (GM)
with genes from the human liver for the purpose of taking the artificial
proteins produced by this “Frankenrice” and using them in
pharmaceuticals.
With approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),Ventria has
taken one of the most widely cultivated grain crops in the world today,
and essentially turned it into a catalyst for producing new drugs.
No comments:
Post a Comment