<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Genetically Modified Food</title>
	<atom:link href="http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com</link>
	<description>development and application</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=MU</generator>
	<language>en</language>
			<item>
		<title>What is Genetically Modified Food?</title>
		<link>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/24/what-is-genetically-modified-food/</link>
		<comments>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/24/what-is-genetically-modified-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunflowerstrewn</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/what-is-genetically-modified-food/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Genetic modification, also interchangably known as genetic engineering or gene splicing, is a set of technologies that alter the genetic makeup of living organisms, such as animals, plants, or bacteria (1). It involves the isolation, manipulation, and reintroduction of DNA into cells. These techniques in genetics are generally known as recombinant DNA technology, which is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/24/what-is-genetically-modified-food/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/sunflowerstrewn-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">sunflowerstrewn</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://sunflowerstrewn.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/strawberry_york_acte.thumbnail.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Strawberries</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Why is GM food important?</title>
		<link>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/why-is-gm-food-important/</link>
		<comments>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/why-is-gm-food-important/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 02:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunflowerstrewn</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/why-is-gm-food-important/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the United States, it is estimated today that somewhere between 70-80% of all processed foods contain or stem from genetically modified organisms (4). The United States, unlike its European counterparts, does not have to label or in any way differentiate organic foods from genetically modified products.  Americans, and citizens of other countries outside [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/why-is-gm-food-important/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/sunflowerstrewn-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">sunflowerstrewn</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Emergence of GM Crops</title>
		<link>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/21/the-emergence-of-gm-crops/</link>
		<comments>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/21/the-emergence-of-gm-crops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunflowerstrewn</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/the-emergence-of-gm-crops/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first genetically modified food crop was a tomato created by the company Calgene, in California, called the FlavrSavr. The enhanced tomato was made more resistant to rotting. Engineers were able to add an antisense gene which interferes with the production of the enzyme polygalacturonase. After Calgene submitted FlavSavr to the Food and Drug Administration [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/21/the-emergence-of-gm-crops/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/sunflowerstrewn-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">sunflowerstrewn</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/gm/images/graph.gif" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">graph</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/gm/images/graph_key.gif" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">graph key</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://www.nature.com/images/spacer.gif" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>&#8220;Frankenfood&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/gm-backlash-frankenfood/</link>
		<comments>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/gm-backlash-frankenfood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunflowerstrewn</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/gm-backlash-frankenfood/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In August of 1998, Dr. Arpad Pusztai, a nutrition researcher in Scotland, suggested that a few strains of genetically modified potatoes may actually be toxic to laboratory rats (5). Pusztai claimed that his experiments showed that rats fed on potatoes which had been genetically engineered to express a lectin suffered serious damage to their immune [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/gm-backlash-frankenfood/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/sunflowerstrewn-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">sunflowerstrewn</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://sunflowerstrewn.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/dvd-pancefa-or-poison.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">dvd-pancefa-or-poison.jpg</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Harmful effects</title>
		<link>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/19/gm-crops-and-the-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/19/gm-crops-and-the-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2006 07:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunflowerstrewn</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/gm-crops-and-the-environment/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
The majority of GM agricultural products are developed specifically for toxin-resistance- namely higher doses of herbicides/pesticides sold by the largest producing companies, like Monsanto, even though the industry&#8217;s marketing pitch claims that bioengineered seeds and plants will help the environment by reducing toxic herbicide and pesticide use.


Cultivating genetically cloned (and thus compositionally identical) seeds and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/19/gm-crops-and-the-environment/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/sunflowerstrewn-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">sunflowerstrewn</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Benefits</title>
		<link>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/advantages/</link>
		<comments>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/advantages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 06:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunflowerstrewn</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/advantages/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Herbicide tolerant GM oil seed rape offers a reduced need for ploughing and soil cultivation, which can lead to reduced soil erosion. A reduction in soil erosion would lead to the protection of the structure and biodiversity of soil as well as increase it&#8217;s organic matter content.
The newer herbicides used on GM crops are much [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/advantages/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/sunflowerstrewn-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">sunflowerstrewn</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Policies around the world</title>
		<link>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/around-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/around-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunflowerstrewn</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/around-the-world/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
1.) North America

The United States- Today, the United States is the world&#8217;s leading genetically modified nation in terms of the area under cultivation and public acceptance of transgenic food. GM crops are literally everywhere and continue to grow, as they are used in food for both humans and animals. Currently, the U.S. does not [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/around-the-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/sunflowerstrewn-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">sunflowerstrewn</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>GM Prevalance today</title>
		<link>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/gm-prevalance-today/</link>
		<comments>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/gm-prevalance-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunflowerstrewn</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/gm-prevalance-today/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2001, four countries represented 99% of total GM surface (3) :

The United States 68%
Argentina 22%
Canada  6%
China 3%

In 2003, the countries that represented 99% of gobal transgenic gcrops were (1) :

The United States 63%
Argentina 21%
Canada 6%
Brazil 4%
China 4%
South Africa 1%

In 2005, approximately 8.5 million farmers in 21 countries grew transgenic crops (3).

It was estimated [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/gm-prevalance-today/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/sunflowerstrewn-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">sunflowerstrewn</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://pewagbiotech.org/resources/factsheets/2/2.gif" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Consumer Attitudes in China</title>
		<link>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/consumer-attitudes-in-china/</link>
		<comments>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/consumer-attitudes-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunflowerstrewn</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/consumer-attitudes-in-china/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2002, a survey measuring consumer attitudes toward genetically modified foods was conducted in China. Five hundred and ninety-nine consumers were surveyed in four separate locations. Generally, the survey concluded that most consumers had little to no knowledge of genetically modified food, however, researchers found that consumers regarded and alluded to GM positively, especially in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://sunflowerstrewn.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/consumer-attitudes-in-china/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/sunflowerstrewn-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">sunflowerstrewn</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>