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Post by jeany on Sept 26, 2009 15:13:40 GMT -5
www.eubios.info/NBB/NBBGEP.htm Plant Genetic Engineering NewsA spider gene is being incorporated into baculoviruses for possible pest resistance, NS (17 June 2000) Potato plants that produce spider silk have been made, AgraFood Biotech. 57 (2001) Jeany
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Post by bannanny on Sept 26, 2009 18:50:07 GMT -5
Yeah... and I'd bet on it that the spider gene has already been incorporated in us. Sh*t, all you would've had to do is eat a freakin potatoe right?
Just remember... spiders create their silk via a gel they secrete. We have morg gel in our bodies that's creating web-like strands. Makes for a perfect fit if you ask me.
bug hugs ~~ bannanny
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Post by bannanny on Sept 27, 2009 19:39:46 GMT -5
Interesting article imblownaway... at least they weren't modifying the spiders genes. I don't think so anyway... I'll admit I didn't read the entire article tho. Jeany said... [glow=red,2,300]I found this subject interesting so I did a little research. I thought about how a spider might be involved in the process of Baculoviral pesticides and found this article about Agrobacterium Tumefaciens and spider insecticidal genes. Spider DNA is definitely in the MIX![/glow] Oh I'm so glad you think so too. I think it's the DNA of the gel secretion they obtain that produces the spider silk. Another quote from jeany's post... [glow=red,2,300]The following discussion will deal with the use of[/glow] baculovirus vectors and their safety. [glow=red,2,300]I understand that there[/glow] has been a great deal of pressure to hasten approval of the GM baculovirus for pest control."[glow=red,2,300]"Ecological considerations for the impact of recombinant baculovirus insecticides have been studied extensively. Impact on non-target insects is extrapolated from insects of related phylogeny,[/glow] a practice difficult to defend. The recombinant baculovirus were very persistent and capable of reshaping an ecosystem."[glow=red,2,300]"Baculovirus is a circular DNA duplex, it replicates in the insect cell nucleus and replication is prone to the generation of defective genomes by deletion. [/glow] [glow=red,2,300]The mode of virus replication seems to make the recombinant virus[/glow] highly unpredictable and prone to generating potentially undesirable variants.
This important finding has not yet influenced the risk analysis of recombinant baculovirus insecticides and gene therapy vectors."
"The most disconcerting finding is the one showing that replication of the baculovirus is inherently unpredictable.I don't know about you guys, but all of that says A L O T to me. I think we should definitely add bioengineered spider silk to our list of high possibilities regarding the morg cocktail. I love ya's ~~ bannanny
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