MONSANTO (TRANSGÉNICOS) EN EL PERU
Luis Arbaiza
Biólogo con mención en genética
UNMSM
http://luisarbaizaescalante.blogspot.com/
"EAT transgenic?
80% of corn and soy is genetically modified poultry imported for example San Fernando, 100% oil consumed in Peru comes from transgenic soybean according to former Agriculture Minister Ismael Benavides
FIRST transgenic
was the Flavr Savr tomato (CGN- 89564-2)
A tomato that could.
produced the following effects in rats: Potential development
precancerous cells in the digestive tract.
Inhibition of brain development, liver and testes.
partial liver atrophy
elongated Pancreas (Stanley WB Ewen, 1999)
http://www.biotech-info.net/Ewen_submission.pdf
transgenic COMPANIES: MONSANTO
AVENTIS
80% 7% 5%
SYNGENTA
DU PONT 3%
MONSANTO
was founded in 1901. It is one of the most controversial companies in the world. Known for its practice of aggressive legal and political influence. Monsanto was the one that was put to the coca cola caffeine to make it addictive, which markets the carcinogen DDT and Agent Orange, has extensive litigation worldwide pollution and corruption.
victims of Agent Orange
in 2004 had to admit to having bribed a senior official of Indonesia with 1.5 million dollars to avoid studying environmental impact for GM cotton. was fined for violations of the Corrupt Practices Act Foreign, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA, for its acronym in English)
In 2007 France was fined for giving false information, saying that the herbicide was biodegradable when it was not.
Monsanto admits that employs children in India who have to manage the toxic endosulfan, all for the equivalent of 1 sun and 40 cents for the hire of a full day of work.
Monsanto MON863 Corn development, which was shown after his liver and kidney toxicity. For analysis (after forcing her to give details because the company refused to do so voluntarily) use the same data is provided by the company that previously had manipulated to look like corn MON863 was harmless. CHRONIC
In 2005 Congresswoman Doris Sanchez prepare and submit the Act on the Promotion of Modern Biotechnology. Makes possible the presence of GMOs in Peru. Bill No. 12033, Law on Promotion of Modern Biotechnology in Peru
In 2007 Monsanto's Transnational examined and studied in Peru's northern lands and valleys. (Article published on November 15 in the newspaper La República)
On November 17, 2007 Dr. Antonieta Gutiérrez National Agrarian University alleged discovery of transgenic crops in Barranca using molecular biology techniques (PCR), discovered the NK603 maize from Monsanto and Syngenta's Bt11
On October 11, 2007 Alan Garcia met with Government Affairs Manager Monsanto AL, Rafael Aramendi to inform the company plans to develop a seed project in Peru.
The meeting can be found here:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=EWh-5FtWmLo
August 2008 Agriculture Minister supports the law of biotechnology .
August 2008 the president of the biologists Ernesto Bustamante defends GMOs:
can be seen here:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=gcUAe_GpfGI,
also are against transgenic foods that carry a mark or label identifying them as such.
Here are some excerpts from their statements:
ERNESTO BUSTAMANTE gene
The following are species that have received a gene with a beneficial activity for the farmer to the consumer, to society.
FACT: 90%
after gene are resistant to herbicides.
The main beneficiaries are the sellers of herbicides
What are these sellers GM ERNESTO BUSTAMANTE
The (trasns) gene already in the pesticides used organically
REALITY
The ants and ladybugs are organic pesticides
The Monsanto GMOs are pesticides such as glyphosate, is an organic pesticide. ECONOMY
TRANSGENIC
One consequence of the transgenic is the dependence of farmers of the seed sold by the MNC (often monopoly), which may ask for it the price you want.
In India farmers took a degree of indebtedness and dependence that rises alarmingly Suicide rates among farmers of GM crops.
1300 cotton farmers suicides GM.
One every 8 hours.
In 1998, India opened the doors to Cargill, Monsanto and Syngenta.
In 2002 Monsanto introduced Bt cotton, the farmers lost Rs 1 billion in crop failure.
In Bihar, lost 4 billion
In Vidharbha region of Maharashtra, there were 4000 suicides per year.
Bt cotton required 13 times more pesticides
According to the president of FAO is already enough food in quantity and quality for the entire human population. If hunger is due to problems of distribution and not production.
has not yet shown the benefits of Monsanto's seeds and some studies suggest a lower production in spite of the aggressive propaganda.
The dangers of allergies and cancer have not been scientifically proven, the harmful effects of GMOs are more economic and social than biological or medical.
GENETIC CONTAMINATION
An important Peruvian geneticist declared a yahoo forum for biologists transgenic artificial genes came to be added to the existing gene pool of rich biodiversity.
But this introduction is analogous to the introduction of a new species in a diverse ecosystem. Transgenic gene flow genomes is considered to wild genetic pollution.
The genetic pollution is an undesirable gene flow. The genes of GMOs have advantages for survival. pollen containing genes. do not even need to have an advantage, with single value can remain neutral by different mechanisms in the population. One cause of breaking the equilibrium of Hardy Wiber, is the gene flow from outside.
A gene in the genome collection is like an alien or invasive species.
the beginning added to the existing species, increasing diversity can then desaparécelas competing with them and reducing diversity.
Enter a trans gene in the gene pool as well as introducing some rainbow trout in a lake virgin. Or drop Caulerpa taxifolia in a coral reef.
Unlike other types of pollution, pollution and genetic pollution is inevitable. Once incorporated the new genes and remove them there. So this is, in this aspect, the biological equivalent of radioactive substances.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
GMOs as print, television or the Internet are not essentially bad, only if they are misused.
But Monsato the misused.
MONSANTO President earns about $ 8,563
BILLION dollars a year.
A Peruvian farmer earns about $ 800 a year
Who believes you to win this race? DR A. FUJITA
Hi Luis (the 2),
I think the 3 are ex-students of Biological Sciences UNMSM
(Genetic Counseling) of which I am proud of the teachers
and solid bases reasoning. I do not know if the level is
better or worse, but it is obviously different.
Luis (Arbaugh), I will not discuss all the points to be noted (without much evidence
by the way), but Luis (Destéfano) and was responsible for
give arguments. You just copy my statement and everything you conclude
nor it is worth a thorough analysis of it.
only ask you to please review and discuss the ideas
exogenous gene in an organism is analogous to a new species in a diverse ecosystem
??. Do you have proof that a transgene (only for their quality
transgene) has destroyed biodiversity? "The transgenic (or to scare
: genetic pollution)
biological equivalent of the radioactive substances?. Gerardo Lamas, Estela Castillo and Jaime
Descailleaux friend you had been pulled. Hopefully
not be like the friends of some ministries, NGOs and universities
up, you feel more cook, the shaman or
the colleague who never (or little) peer-reviewed articles published, which in
Science. Great fright, but no logic, I imagine that many of those that live
compadres.
Regards, Ricardo
REPLY TO DR LUIS DeStefano Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.
Dr. Destefano does not authorize the release of their arguments, but I should be shown for the following reasons:
not discuss private life of anyone
was forwarded by him to dozens of people without permission.
This dabbling in politics and is now man public and we must know what you think.
I ask permission to post their response on my blog with my text to know the other point of view. Not answer their qualifications or value judgments, I will limit myself to pointing out arguments or facts. DR
DIESTEFANO
r. Arbaugh:
you should be ashamed for writing and sending such defamatory. I very much regret having to call colleague because like you I am also Biologist-Geneticist of San Marcos. It seems that you did not learn much of our teachers. I suggest you rectify apologies to Drs Ernesto Bustamante and Ricardo Fujita who copy this message. LUIS
ARBAIZA Defamation is when you invent statements. In this case I copied verbatim what has publicly expressed by Dr Bustamante, here the video link:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=gcUAe_GpfGI
Dr. Fujita's opinion has been expressed in the forum for biologists Peru Peruvian biologists and have read all senders in this yahoo group. DR
DIESTEFANO 1. You lie in relation to the effects of FlavSavr in mice. And if you going to cite the book by Jeffrey Smith, Seeds of Deception, as a source, we are very wrong. This book contains lies from the first to the last page. Can be expected of a Master in Finance (with due apologies to my friends who have that degree) when it enters on issues that are not their specialty. Introducing Jeffrey Smith in a scientific discussion on GMOs is equivalent to using the Bible in a kind of evolution. LUIS
ARBAIZA:
The source is that, not criticized, Stanley WB Ewen, 1999. DR
DIESTEFANO lies when he says that this law gave the market to Monsanto. I suggest you read it again. LUIS
ARBAIZA: the law allows trade in transgenics in Peru. DR
DIESTEFANO equiovoca the quotation is the work that indicates the presence of corn transgencio in Barranca. The INIA has just published a report which analyzed hundreds of samples and whose final version was rated by 4 reviewers which shows no evidence to prove what was said by the previous study. The study it can lift the Perubiotec website. LUIS
ARBAIZA My appointment was this:
On November 17, 2007 Dr. Antonieta Gutiérrez de la Universidad Nacional Agraria alleged discovery of transgenic crops in Barranca using molecular biology techniques (PCR), discovered Monsanto's NK603 corn and Syngenta's Bt11
is no lie that she claims. DR
DIESTEFANO lies when he says that GMOs cause suicides and dependence. Farmers are free to buy or stop buying the seeds. Also, you hide or ignore the fact that hybrid maize seeds are planted hard in Peru are sold. They're not free. Something similar happens with the seeds of vegetables that plant in Peru, are not free, no one gives. LUIS
ARBAIZA is a lie no suicides in India. Are widely recorded. Never affirm that GMOs themselves causes, but marketing practices such in India by Monsanto.
In 1998, India opened the doors to Cargill, Monsanto and Syngenta.
In 2002 Monsanto introduced Bt cotton, the farmers lost Rs 1 billion in crop failure.
In Bihar, lost 4 billion
In Vidharbha region of Maharashtra, there were 4000 suicides per year.
Bt cotton required 13 times more pesticides
never stated that the transgenic seeds were free, they sell good stuff and things bad. We must discern before deciding. DR
DIESTEFANO A study concluding that 65% of subsistence farmers hungry due to poor returns on their land, a problem is the lack of money to fight diseases and pests. LUIS
ARBAIZA: agree. DR
DIESTEFANO you are wrong to speak of genetic pollution. Perhaps the Italians, Chinese, Japanese, etc. have polluted the gene pool of Peruvians?. DNA is DNA, Mr. Arbaugh. Do not confuse the flow of pollen to gene flow. You as a geneticist knows that a gene will be fixed in a population only if it confers a survival advantage, otherwise it will be eliminated via genetic drift. No evolution spends anything without some kind of benefit. LUIS
ARBAIZA mestizaje is not synonymous with genetic pollution. Genetic pollution is an undesirable gene flow.
Italians, Chinese, Japanese etc. are not genetically modified organisms or have undesirable genes. DR
DIESTEFANO A transgene is NOT the same as an invasive species. LUIS
ARBAIZA: Genes of GMOs have advantages for survival. pollen containing genes. do not even need to have an advantage, with single value can remain neutral by different mechanisms in the population. One cause of breaking the equilibrium of Hardy Wiber, is the gene flow from outside. DR
DIESTEFANO 8. A transgene is NOT the same an invasive species. LUIS
ARBAIZA never say so: it said a gene in the genome collection is as alien or invasive species. DR
DIESTEFANO Finally, it is cowardly to speak of Drs Fujita Bustamante and his message and not copies
LUIS ARBAIZA If I have copied and blind carbon copy. I've also sent this text several times in the forum and Peru Peruvian biologists biologists and has not been accepted. Disagreeing takes courage and can not do with cobardía.Pues
DR DIESTEFANO and in bad taste to place in the most Manichean pictures Monsanto CEO and a farmer. He hopes to win with that? Our sympathy? equivocaLUIS ARBAIZA is: reality is sometimes very black and white. I do not seek sympathy. DR
DIESTEFANO 1. . Ask how much they earn the Presidents of the environmental NGOs working in Peru and sorpenderia. This is not science is political and worse. Not to mention the NGOs that are certified organic farmers, will go into bowl.
But to put it in context, here we copy the data from the salary of the CEO of Greenpeace compared as a percentage of total revenue of their organizations
LUIS ARBAIZA. The sins of some saints do the others. It is not wrong to sell good stuff. If Veder bad bad things. For my part, I have not won anything, rather I lost a few soles in Internet and electricity costs. LUIS
ARBAIZA For epistemology, science is the study of nature. The applications of this knowledge for commercial purposes or whatever, is merely technology. Is that the GMOs are heading to the philosophy of science. This is a discussion about technology. My text is a reflection worried about something that affects people's lives. In one advantage and another desventajosame
RESPONSE OF DR BUSTAMANTE Please solve their things from San Marcos to see that they have much in common, especially many bad teachers, a bad system for assessment of their students and a graduation mechanism irresponsible and very unwise. Go have a drink together or sticking to the recalling Venezuela Av times of violent Shining Path of San Marcos ... but please do not write their stuff San Marcos. I just ask that I no longer copied to me, I'm not San Marcos and do not want to hear from Mr. Arbaugh who would ask that you please remove my name from your list. I have not given my email and he is not my friend, my relative, my client and do not even know, so your mail is not welcome in my inbox: It's today are spam. Therefore, we thank Mr. Arbaugh not write me again. However, it is not necessary that Mr. Arbaugh me apologize, as suggested by Luis Destéfano, because I do not need because I do not give offended by anything he say or can say, since I consider it an unimpeachable San Marcos, that Mr. Arbaugh exercise their right to free expression of ideas, whether they are confused and delusional, or clear and accurate --- just ask that you please do not copy his or direct to my email address. Thank you very much.
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