Think U.S. health authorities have never conducted outrageous medical experiments on children‚ women‚ minorities‚ homosexuals and inmates? Think again: This timeline‚ originally put together by Dani Veracity (a NaturalNews reporter)‚ has been edited and updated with recent vaccination experimentation programs in Maryland and New Jersey. Here’s what’s really happening in the United States when it comes to exploiting the public for medical experimentation: (1845 - 1849) J. Marion Sims‚ later hailed
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their genetic make-up can be modified. Many supporters choose GMOs to prevent the use of herbicides‚ pesticides‚ greenhouse emissions‚ and for the reduced costs of food. They argue that a variety of potatoes‚ cotton‚ and maize‚ carry many genes from Bacillus thuringiensis which successfully control insect population worldwide during its use‚ especially in the U.S where they are currently being sold commercially. Also‚ they stand by their point of the use of these products will greatly decrease pesticide
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Clostridium tetani is a pathogenic bacterium. It is a gram positive bacillus‚ which means it possesses thick cell walls made of peptidoglycan and appear as rod shaped. C. tetani is an obligate anaerobe that form spores which are resistant to heat and exposure to oxygen (Brüggemann‚ 2015). This ability to form spores allows the cell to survive in harsh conditions‚ packing everything it needs to survive until conditions improve. C. tetani is found mostly in warm‚ damp areas‚ especially in soil‚ but
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Anyone working with food must know about the importance of food hygiene and safety. It is a good idea for them to have a food hygiene certificate. Different ways that food can be kept safe are: To be assured that all foods free from contamination by harmful bacteria. This is done by protecting the bacteria from multiplying‚ so the level of risk is not too high By cooking food you can destroy the harmful bacteria The basic rules of food hygiene: Before you start to cook or prepare foods you
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Introduction Water is necessary to life but it can be unhealthy too. In general‚ the water quality is poor in developing countries like Kenya. Water is a vector of diseases like yellow fever‚ diarrhea… Water purification is very important in these countries but people don’t have a lot of time to spare‚ they work or they are in the field and in general women must spend a significant amount of time walking to collect water. So we need to find a quick‚ easy‚ and economic solution that is as simple
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effects that temperature has on three different organisms. Temperature is one of the most important environmental factors affecting growth and survival of microorganisms². The three organisms used where Escherichia coli‚ Pseudomonas fluorescens‚ and Bacillus stearothermophilis. Most bacteria grow within a particular temperature range. The minimum growth temperature is the lowest temperature at which a bacterium can still grow‚ while the maximum growth temperature is the highest temperature at which
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(GMO)‚ where a specific Bt gene is inserted to produce a protein that protects the corn plant from feeding by Asiatic corn borers (ACB). This makes the corn plant naturally resistant to attack by ACB. The gene used is from the common soil bacteria Bacillus thurigiensis that makes its own insecticidal protein. The Bt protein controls insects by disrupting the insect’s digestive system. Once inside the alkaline gut of the target insect‚ the Bt protein is activated and binds to specific receptors. This
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There have been controversy regarding Monsanto‚ the leading manufacturer of GMOs in court. In the Monsanto Canada Inc v Schmeiser‚ it was a case that drew a lot of attention to how patents worked with GMOs. In this particular case Monsanto intended to sue Schmeiser‚ a small time farmer‚ over his use of Monsanto’s patented crop. The context to this was that Schmeiser claimed that his neighbor’s crops‚ Monsanto’s Bt corn‚ had contaminated his own crop. Schmeiser later saved the Roundup resistant canola
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Biocentric Ethics Analysis SCI/362 April 1‚ 2014 Prof. Michelle Orzech Biocentric Ethics Analysis There have been debates about GMO’s for decades. While farmers fight for their land and the continuance to produce‚ farmers were given the option to plant seeds that are genetically modified. The seeds in turn would grow more crops and last longer. The compulsion on the farmers to make ample crops and try to help world hunger would not just cost more for them‚ but it can also cause lack of
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nanoparticles solutions on carbon-coated SEM grids. (Okafor F et al.‚ 2013) Antimicrobial activity of the Green Synthesized Nanoparticle The organisms used for testing were Escherichia coli‚ Staphylococcus sp‚ Streptococcus sp‚ Pseudomonas sp‚ Proteus sp‚ Bacillus sp‚ Aspergillus sp and Candida sp. Overnight cultures were prepared with nutrient broth. Preparation of plates and antimicrobial testing Muller- Hinton Agar (MHA) for antibacterial testing and SDA for antifungal testing were prepared ‚autoclaved
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