Re: Genetically Modified Food.
Originally Posted by
Bruce
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I get it...
Unnatural as in spectacles, polyester, air conditioning, public transport, concrete, microchips, artificial limbs etc
Obviously, I can't speak for you but personally, I don't ingest any of those things so they won't enter my bloodstream and, hence, my organs.
as opposed to
natural such as
arsenic - during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, a number of arsenic compounds have been used as medicines to treat illnesses such as syphilis has been replaced by modern antibiotics. Arsenic has been used in a variety of ways over the past 500 years but most commonly in the treatment of cancer. The US Food and Drug Administration in 2000 approved this compound for the treatment of patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia that is resistant to ATRA. It was also used to treat psoriasis. Recently new research has been done in locating tumors using arsenic-74 (a positron emitter). The advantages of using this isotope instead of the previously used iodine-124 is that the signal in the PET scan is clearer as the body tends to transport iodine to the thyroid gland producing a lot of noise.
In subtoxic doses, soluble arsenic compounds act as stimulants and were once popular
in small doses as medicine by people in the mid-18th century.
anthrax - a naturally occuring bacteria that people don't tend to be asked to, or choose to, consume
tsunamis - a naturally occuring phenomena that people don't get asked to consume
blue ringed octopus - ditto the above comments
hemlock - although every part of it is lethally toxic, handled by professionals, hemlock leaves, root, and seeds are used to make medicine. It is used for breathing problems including bronchitis, whooping cough, and asthma; and for painful conditions including teething in children, swollen and painful joints, and cramps.
Hemlock is also used for anxiety and mania. Other uses include treatment of spasms tumors, skin infections, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, Sydenham’s chorea, and bladder infections. Hemlock has also been used to reverse strychnine poisoning.
Vlad the Impaler? - I would most likely complain if he was added to my food as well.
Good try but - next?