‘Biofarms’ to Integrate Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals into GMO ‘Biopharmaceutical’ Crops

‘Biofarms’ to Integrate Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals into GMO ‘Biopharmaceutical’ Crops

Anthony Gucciardi
NaturalSociety
October 8, 2012



The truth really is much stranger than fiction, especially when it comes to
the open and admitted future plans of major biotechnology companies.
One such case involves a biotech company known as ProdiGene, the
officials from which actually faced jail time back in 2002 for
contaminating the traditional food supply with ‘biopharmaceutical’
crops that were growing pharmaceuticals and vaccine components
associated with AIDS, diabetes, and diarrhea.

Contaminating 500,000 bushels of soy with their biopharmaceutical
corn that contained pharmaceutical and vaccine components associated
with deadly diseases, the company was slapped with a minor $500,000 fine
by the USDA (the same government organization that gives Monsanto’s
crops special speed approval and ignores the company’s blatant disregard
for its regulations). As it turns out, the pharmaceutical crops were
actually mixed in with traditional crops and unknowing farmers had
already been planted for human consumption. The USDA claims, however,
that the crops were confiscated.

After receiving the fine and some press coverage on the subject, ProdiGene decided not to apologize but to expand their mission. The company, in combination with estimates by Dow AgroSciences, stated that they sought to reach $200 billion in biopharmaceutical crops within 10 years (as of 2004). Furthermore, they estimated that 10% of the corn in the United States will be biopharmaceutical in nature.

In other words, it could contain hidden nano-scale vaccinations,
antibiotics, anti-depressants, or any form of pharmaceutical drug. One
California based company has even created a spermicidal corn to be used as a mass contraceptive. In an AlterNet piece covering the issue entitled ‘Spermicidal Breakfast Cereal’, author Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero asks:

<blockquote>What would happen if contraceptive corn or antibiotic
wheat accidentally made it to the supermarket? Nobody knows, but that
isn’t stopping agribusiness from pursuing these crops.
</blockquote>
Vaccines, Drugs, Sterilizations to be Fused into Nation’s Dinner?

The existence of such technology brings the fight against GMOs to an
entirely new level. Outside of the known effects such as recent links to
tumors, DNA damage, and other complications, GMO crops on your dinner
table could soon contain pharmaceutical drugs like statins in an effort
of ‘mass medicating’ the public. Such an effort would likely be used in
conjunction with others to fight against those who choose to opt out of
vaccinations, delivering the vaccine through the food supply.

It may sound absurd, and it is, but is not a new notion. Researchers
previously designed a method in which mosquitoes could be ‘flying
vaccine carriers’ to inject large numbers of individuals with vaccinations without their knowledge of consent. As one spokesman for a major ecology organization explained:

<blockquote>“One single mistake from a biotechnology company and
we’ll be having someone else’s prescription medicine for breakfast in
our cereal,” explained Larry Bohlen from Friends of the Earth, an
international ecology organization.
</blockquote>The information ties in with the recent news revealing that Monsanto now owns a monumental ‘gene silencing’ technology for pharmaceutical use in humans. The king biotechnology company even forged a recent alliance
with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to get the initiative started. After
all, Monsanto would not lose an opportunity to conquer a large portion
of the massive $200 billion biopharmaceutical crop market.

Other corporations are looking to get a chunk too, with
the molecularfarming.com website acting a hub for farmers willing to
lease their land for biopharmaceutical experiments across the globe.
Touting a net worth of $80 billion in the coming years, investors are
continually looking to get their hands on biopharmaceutical growing
operations to churn out drug-containing GMO crops for mass consumption —
and mass profits. So far, they’ve garnered contracts as far as Zimbabwe
to continue their operations.

Just like regular GMOs, DDT, and cigarettes, experts are concerned
that the real effects of biopharmaceutical growth may not be recognized
until decades later.

<blockquote>“What will have to happen before the Department of
Agriculture takes seriously the fact that millions of people almost
ended up consuming experimental drugs and chemicals?” asks Brandon Keim,
of the Council for Responsible Genetics in reference to the ProdiGene
scandal. “A few sensational deaths? Maybe an increase in debilitating
disorders which will only be noticeable some decades later, when it’s
already too late?”
</blockquote>
If the public grows more aware of GMO dangers with the grassroots
support and potential passing of Prop 37, however, biopharmaceutical
farms may never see mainstream success.


Source:-
http://naturalsociety.com/biofarms-vaccines-pharmaceuticals-gmo-biopharmaceutical-crops/