Genetic Engineering and Society, Lecture 1b, Honors Collegium 70A, UCLA

Uploaded by UCLACourses on Feb 25, 2009

Course Description:
Honors Collegium 70A: Genetic Engineering in Medicine, Agriculture, & Law is a class that examines the historical and scientific study of genetic engineering in medicine, agriculture, and law, including examination of social, ethical, and legal issues raised by new technology.

About the Professor:
Bob Goldberg is a plant molecular biologist who specializes in the area of plant gene expression. The goal of his research has been to understand how plant cells differentiate and how genes are activated selectively in specialized cell types during plant development. He has received UCLA Distinguished Teaching Awards from the Department of Biology and the Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, and was awarded the all-campus Luckmann Distinguished Teaching Award from the Academic Senate.

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Is Genetic Engineering Good for the Environment?

Uploaded by ForaTv on Aug 20, 2009

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/28/Pamela_Ronald_and_Raoul_Adamchak_The_Food_of_the_Fu…

Pamela Ronald explains how genetic engineering can be used in place of more harmful farming practices. She describes how genetically modified cotton is used to reduce pesticide use and improve biodiversity.

Open Source Food and Genetic Engineering – Michael Pollan

Uploaded by ForaTv on May 14, 2009

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/05/Michael_Pollan_Deep_Agriculture

“The real key to genetic engineering is control of intellectual property of the food crops that we depend on,” says author Michael Pollan of companies like Monsanto. He advocates an open source GE model.

Too Much Controversy over Genetically Modified Foods? – Stewart Brand

Uploaded by ForaTv on Oct 21, 2009

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/09/Stewart_Brand_Rethinking_Green

Genetically engineered foods are “only unnatural if you don’t know the biology,” says author and futurist Stewart Brand. “There is no good reason for genetically engineered food crops to be controversial.”

Bill Gates Backs Genetically Modified Food Research

Uploaded by ForaTv on Feb 5, 2010

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/29/Rethinking_How_to_Feed_The_World

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates explains why his philanthropic foundation helps fund genetically modified food research. “You are right on the verge of starvation all the time, so every tool that’s safe and appropriate, you at least want to look into,” he says.

Jeffrey Smith on GM Food

Uploaded by INEAS on Apr 19, 2009

Jeffrey Smith gave this presentation on February 3, 09 at the Navdanya Farms near Dehradun (India) as part of a 3-day course on seeds and organic food attended by Wafaa’ Al-Natheema.

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Vandana Shiva on GM Food & Monsanto (in English)

Uploaded by INEAS on May 31, 2009

A presentation on organic food, Geneticall Modified Organism (GMO), Monsanto and
BT cotton by Dr. Vandana Shiva on February 3, 09 at the Navdanya farms (India).

The presentation was filmed by Wafaa’ Al-Natheema. We apologize about the few-seconds glitches
in the presentation toward the end.

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Monsanto will own all seed

Uploaded by leia176oo on May 26, 2008

It was ruled that a farmer that plants heirloom seed that is pollinated by gm seed is owned by Monsanto. It doesn’t matter how big the contamination is. If you are a David Icke fan this food shortage is a problem-reaction-solution to gm food. Do not accept it. It is untested and bad for you. Animals will NOT eat it if given a choice. This is another way to own us/kill us/make money. Where is our wonderful FDA? Owned.

excerpts from “Bad Seed: The Truth About Our Food”

Patenting life forms was and should still be illegal. Nobody owns life. Monsanto should be sued for that farmers contamination on his land.

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Monsanto’s Toxic Milk – Banned in Europe

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http://www.preventcancer.com/consumers/general/milk.htm

Why is American Milk Banned in Europe?

American dairy milk is genetically-modified unless it’s labeled “NO rBGH”
Genetically-engineered bovine growth hormone (rBGH) in milk increases cancer risks.

American dairy farmers inject rBGH to dairy cows to increase milk production.

European nations and Canada have banned rBGH to protect citizens from IGF-1 hazards.

http://www.preventcancer.com/press/releases/aug24_99.htm

Monsanto Co., the manufacturer of rBGH, has influenced U. S. product safety laws permitting the sale of unlabeled rBGH milk. (Monsanto would lose billions of dollars if rBGH were banned in America.)

Keep milk hormone ban, says farmers:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14319381.000-keep-milk-hormone-ban-says…

Europe reviews milk drug ban:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14319381.000-keep-milk-hormone-ban-says-farmers-.html

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What Monsanto Doesn’t Want You To Know…The Genetic Conspiracy (2_3

Published on Aug 24, 2010 by NewDaysOldWays1

FIGHT SENATE BILL S510…..WHY? We are told genetic foods are safe but in this documentary we are told something very different, and what we are told in this vids is that genetic foods are safe but in this documentary we are told something very different, and what we are told in this documentary is backed up by shocking facts. The connections between Monsanto and the FDA are very alarming, many highly influential politicians have worked for and or have tie with Monsanto. We are told that the FDA can be trusted but when you look at the facts they prove they can’t when it comes to Monsanto. Look at this: Clarence Thomas Prior to being the Supreme Court Judge who put George W. Bush in office, Clarence Thomas was Monsanto’s lawyer, Anne Veneman, Former US Secretary of Agriculture Anne Veneman was on the Board of Directors of Monsanto’s Calgene Corporation, Donald Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense was on the Board of Directors of Monsanto’s Searle pharmaceuticals, Tommy Thompson Former US Secretary of Health received $50,000 in donations from Monsanto during his winning campaign for Wisconsin’s governor and the two congressmen receiving the most donations from Monsanto during the 2000 election were Larry Combest (Former Chairman of the House Agricultural Committee) and Missouri senate candidate John Ashcroft is Attorney General. (Source: Dairy Education Board

In order for the FDA to determine if Monsanto’s growth hormones were safe or not, Monsanto was required to submit a scientific report on that topic. Margaret Miller, one of Monsanto’s researchers put the report together. Shortly before the report submission, Miller left Monsanto and was hired by the FDA. Her first job for the FDA was to determine whether or not to approve the report she wrote for Monsanto. In short, Monsanto approved its own report. Assisting Miller was another former Monsanto researcher, Susan Sechen. Deciding whether or not rBGH-derived milk should be labeled fell under the jurisdiction of another FDA official, Michael Taylor, who previously worked as a lawyer for Monsanto.

There are also major deals and connections between not only Bush’s administration but to Bush himself and his whole family of swine. If your interested then do an internet search for “Bush” and “Monstano” and you’ll find tons of very good investigation on the subject.

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