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Post by jo on Sept 21, 2009 15:06:13 GMT -5
That was v interesting Kam. They mentioned using species specific Baculovirus - have you or Jeany found one for fungus gnat larvae? Could we use baculovirus to kill our larvae infection is what I'm thinking? what effect does baculovirus have on humans? (sorry if you've gone through this already and I've missed it!) It was interesting that some of the dead larvae went black and that when larvae died they turned to goo and started disintegrating.... Jo xxx |
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Post by bannanny on Sept 21, 2009 17:42:59 GMT -5
Thanks cam... and thanks for the MSM. I've started on it... we'll see what it does for me. So when larvae die they turn to goo and start disintegrating?  Oh how I hope that's what all this goo I emit is from... something disintegrating! hugs ~~ bannanny |
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Post by kammy on Sept 21, 2009 22:27:50 GMT -5
LOL @ Bannys joke. Yes, Frito, leave us a link to your Cats Claw post?
Very informative post, Cam! TY
Could we use baculovirus to cure us? Probably, send in some bats...? ;D
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Post by camv35s on Sept 21, 2009 23:45:09 GMT -5
I thought this article would be informative on Kammy's site for the person unfamiliar with GMO's best regards Camv35s. Transgenic Animals and Plants
What is a transgenic animal/plant?
A transgenic animal or plant is one that has a foreign gene (called a "transgene") inserted into its DNA. Transgenic animals and plants are sometimes called "genetically modified organisms" or GMO's for short.
What is a transgene?
A transgene is the foreign gene that has been moved from one organism into a new organism by genetic engineering. For example, a bacterial gene that is inserted into a plant's DNA would be a transgene.
What is the difference between traditional plant and animal breeding and transgenic technology?
In traditional plant or animal breeding, a plant or animal with a desired trait is mated with an existing plant or animal, to transfer the desired trait to the offspring. Of course, the only genes that are involved are the genes already present in the parental plants or animals. For example, if you mate rabbits, the only genes that you can expect to find in the baby rabbits are rabbit genes, which came from a rabbit egg and a rabbit sperm.
In transgenic technology, by contrast, a single gene from one organism, say a camel, could be inserted (by injection) into fertilized rabbit eggs. The camel gene would insert itself into the rabbit's DNA in some of the eggs (the success rate of this is fairly low). The rabbit eggs would then be returned to a female rabbit's womb, where the baby rabbits would develop. The eggs where a camel gene is inserted will divide and pass on the camel gene into all the cells of the developing baby rabbit, so that when it is born all of its cells now have a camel gene in them. As you can imagine, there is no "natural" way that a rabbit would mate with a camel and end up with camel genes, but with transgenic technology this is made possible. Transferring genes across species by this technology has made it possible to put human genes into goats, bacterial genes into plants and jellyfish genes into frogs.
Why would anyone want to do such bizarre things?
There are many reasons that people want to transfer genes from one species to another.
One reason is to make pest-resistant plants. Certain bacteria produce a toxic substance that can kill insect pests that feed on crop plants. If we insert the gene for this toxin into the DNA of crop plants, then the plants would produce the toxin and any insects that attacked the plants would be killed. In this way, the plant would be able to ward off insect pests.
Another reason for putting the genes of one species into another species is to make life saving drugs in large amounts. If we insert the gene for, say, insulin, or blood-clotting factors into cows, in the right way, then we can get the cows to produce the insulin or clotting factors in their milk. Since a single dairy cow can produce upto 10,000 quarts of milk in a year, this would assure a plentiful and cheap supply of these therapeutic compounds. Remember that insulin and the clotting factors are made by humans, and we can't really use human beings as a source for these compounds, certainly not to produce the quantities that are needed.
What are genetically-modified foods?
The term GM foods is most commonly used to refer to crop plants created for human or animal consumption using genetic engineering. These plants have been modified in the laboratory to enhance desired traits such as increased resistance to herbicides or improved nutritional content.
What are some of the advantages of GM food-plants?
The world population is predicted to double in the next 50 years. Ensuring an adequate food supply for this booming population is going to be a major challenge in the years to come. Scientists hope that genetically modified food plants can help in warding off starvation as the world's population grows. The ways in which they think that genetically modified plants can help are listed below:
Pest resistance, described above, can help farmers to reduce their use of chemical pesticides, which in turn can reduce the cost of producing food.
Herbicide tolerance: Some plants have been engineered to be resistant to weed-killers, so that farmers can spray a field with the weed-killer, wiping out everything except the crop that they are interested in. Again, this reduces the cost to the farmers of growing food crops. Much of the soybean crop grown in the US is engineered to be herbicide tolerant.
Disease resistance, Cold tolerance, etc.: There are many viruses, fungi and bacteria that cause plant diseases. Plant biologists are working to create plants with genetically engineered resistance to these diseases and to cold.
Improved nutritional qualities: For millions of people in developing countries, rice is the main item in the diet. Because rice does not contain many essential nutrients, malnutrition is very common in these countries. Especially terrible is the blindness that results from a lack of vitamin A. This vitamin is abundant in milk and in vegetables such as carrots, which most of the poor people of the world cannot afford. To solve this problem, Swiss researchers created a transgenic rice variety that is high in vitamin A. They hoped that this rice, if grown and eaten in developing countries, would reduce the diseases associated with vitamin A deficiency. However, research on this rice has been halted, following protests in Europe against genetically modified foods.
What objections are raised against genetically modified foods?
The objections to transgenic or genetically modified plants and animals fall under three main categories:
a. Environmental concerns:
-an example of an environmental concern is whether pest-resistant crop plants may be killing beneficial insects as well as pests. Some studies have shown that the pollen of transgenic corn plants is toxic to the larvae of monarch butterflies.
- another concern is whether the introduced genes will spread from the crop plants into plants growing nearby. For instance, if you had soybeans that were modified to be resistant to weedkiller, people worry that weed plants growing in the fields may acquire resistance to weedkiller by cross pollinating with the soybeans. They are concerned that we would then have a "super weed" that could not be killed by the weedkiller.
b. Human health concerns:
-an example: Suppose that you put a peanut gene into some other plant (for instance broccoli) or animal (say, cows). If the transgenic plant or animal was eaten by a person allergic to peanuts, this might trigger a violent reaction in them. The danger of this happening would be greater because no one would expect, say, broccoli, or beef, to have this particular allergy-causing compound.
c. Economic concerns:
- an example: Transgenic plants are expensive to produce because it takes fancy technology to produce them. The companies that produce them (primarily in countries such as the US) want to make a profit on them because they put a lot of resources into making them. People worry that poor countries, who might benefit most from the technology, would not be able to afford to buy the seeds.
Who regulates transgenic plants and animals?
In the US, genetically modified plants and animals are regulated by three different agencies:
- the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) determines if the transgenic organism is harmful to the environment.
- the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) determines if the transgenic plant is safe to grow as a crop.
- the FDA (Food and Drug Adminstration) determines if it is safe to eat.
Transgenic plants have received much more attention than transgenic animals, partly because most transgenic animals are used for pharmaceutical or research purposes rather than for food. Most people don't have a problem with using animals to produce drugs for us, but they tend to mind if their food is altered in any way.
A question for you to think about:
Do you think transgenic foods should be labelled as such? If so, why? If not, why not?
Return to lectures page.
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Post by bannanny on Sept 22, 2009 17:42:42 GMT -5
Yes cam... I definitely think they should be labeled, but I think alot of things need labeling they don't have. There's just too many things in our foods and products now that we actually have no idea of what they contain. It's criminal IMO!
Thanks for all the info too... good stuff to know!
hugs ~~ bannanny
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Post by kammy on Sept 24, 2009 4:43:13 GMT -5
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Post by jeany on Sept 24, 2009 5:10:22 GMT -5
Use NAC..best with high doses Vitamin C!!
Caspases, or cysteine-aspartic proteases, are a family of cysteine proteases, which play essential roles in apoptosis (programmed cell death), necrosis and inflammation.NAC en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-acetylcysteinewww.copewithcytokines.de/cope.cgi?key=NAC[nucleotide-binding domain and CARD containing protein] Expression of this protein in vivo has been shown to be associated with terminal differentiation of short lived cells in epithelia and some other tissues. Human NAC contains a nucleotide binding domain and a CARD domain. The CARD domain of NAC interacts selectively with the CARD domain of APAF-1, a caspase-activating protein that couples cytochrome-C and the activation of cytosolic caspases within the apoptosome complex. Association of NAC with APAF-1 is inducible by cytochrome-C and causes activation of caspase-9. Overexpression of NAC in cells enhances Cytochrome-C mediated activation of caspases, while reduction of NAC expression by suitable antisense RNA constructs is inhibitory. NAC is identical with NALP1, DEFCAP, CARD7. The approved gene symbol for this protein is NLRP1 [NLR family, pyrin-domain containing 1]. For other entries pertaining to cell death mechanisms see also the Apoptosis Dictionary section of this encyclopedia. www.newsrx.com/newsletters/Cancer-Weekly/2005-03-29/0329200533388CW.htmlwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11113115en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amino_acidJeany |
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Post by violet on Sept 24, 2009 10:23:53 GMT -5
Use NAC..best with high doses Vitamin C!!
Caspases, or cysteine-aspartic proteases, are a family of cysteine proteases, which play essential roles in apoptosis (programmed cell death), necrosis and inflammation.NAC en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-acetylcysteinewww.copewithcytokines.de/cope.cgi?key=NAC[nucleotide-binding domain and CARD containing protein] Expression of this protein in vivo has been shown to be associated with terminal differentiation of short lived cells in epithelia and some other tissues. Human NAC contains a nucleotide binding domain and a CARD domain. The CARD domain of NAC interacts selectively with the CARD domain of APAF-1, a caspase-activating protein that couples cytochrome-C and the activation of cytosolic caspases within the apoptosome complex. Association of NAC with APAF-1 is inducible by cytochrome-C and causes activation of caspase-9. Overexpression of NAC in cells enhances Cytochrome-C mediated activation of caspases, while reduction of NAC expression by suitable antisense RNA constructs is inhibitory. NAC is identical with NALP1, DEFCAP, CARD7. The approved gene symbol for this protein is NLRP1 [NLR family, pyrin-domain containing 1]. For other entries pertaining to cell death mechanisms see also the Apoptosis Dictionary section of this encyclopedia. www.newsrx.com/newsletters/Cancer-Weekly/2005-03-29/0329200533388CW.htmlwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11113115en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amino_acidJeany Oh, Jeany!!!! I didn't read yet one word of your post. When I saw this wonderful kitty avatar, I just had to let you know how much I love it!!! Just love it!!!! >^,,^< |
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Post by violet on Sept 24, 2009 10:26:36 GMT -5
I thought this article would be informative on Kammy's site for the person unfamiliar with GMO's best regards Camv35s. Transgenic Animals and Plants What is a transgenic animal/plant? A transgenic animal or plant is one that has a foreign gene (called a "transgene") inserted into its DNA. Transgenic animals and plants are sometimes called "genetically modified organisms" or GMO's for short. What is a transgene? A transgene is the foreign gene that has been moved from one organism into a new organism by genetic engineering. For example, a bacterial gene that is inserted into a plant's DNA would be a transgene. What is the difference between traditional plant and animal breeding and transgenic technology? In traditional plant or animal breeding, a plant or animal with a desired trait is mated with an existing plant or animal, to transfer the desired trait to the offspring. Of course, the only genes that are involved are the genes already present in the parental plants or animals. For example, if you mate rabbits, the only genes that you can expect to find in the baby rabbits are rabbit genes, which came from a rabbit egg and a rabbit sperm. In transgenic technology, by contrast, a single gene from one organism, say a camel, could be inserted (by injection) into fertilized rabbit eggs. The camel gene would insert itself into the rabbit's DNA in some of the eggs (the success rate of this is fairly low). The rabbit eggs would then be returned to a female rabbit's womb, where the baby rabbits would develop. The eggs where a camel gene is inserted will divide and pass on the camel gene into all the cells of the developing baby rabbit, so that when it is born all of its cells now have a camel gene in them. As you can imagine, there is no "natural" way that a rabbit would mate with a camel and end up with camel genes, but with transgenic technology this is made possible. Transferring genes across species by this technology has made it possible to put human genes into goats, bacterial genes into plants and jellyfish genes into frogs. Why would anyone want to do such bizarre things? There are many reasons that people want to transfer genes from one species to another. One reason is to make pest-resistant plants. Certain bacteria produce a toxic substance that can kill insect pests that feed on crop plants. If we insert the gene for this toxin into the DNA of crop plants, then the plants would produce the toxin and any insects that attacked the plants would be killed. In this way, the plant would be able to ward off insect pests. Another reason for putting the genes of one species into another species is to make life saving drugs in large amounts. If we insert the gene for, say, insulin, or blood-clotting factors into cows, in the right way, then we can get the cows to produce the insulin or clotting factors in their milk. Since a single dairy cow can produce upto 10,000 quarts of milk in a year, this would assure a plentiful and cheap supply of these therapeutic compounds. Remember that insulin and the clotting factors are made by humans, and we can't really use human beings as a source for these compounds, certainly not to produce the quantities that are needed. What are genetically-modified foods? The term GM foods is most commonly used to refer to crop plants created for human or animal consumption using genetic engineering. These plants have been modified in the laboratory to enhance desired traits such as increased resistance to herbicides or improved nutritional content. What are some of the advantages of GM food-plants? The world population is predicted to double in the next 50 years. Ensuring an adequate food supply for this booming population is going to be a major challenge in the years to come. Scientists hope that genetically modified food plants can help in warding off starvation as the world's population grows. The ways in which they think that genetically modified plants can help are listed below: Pest resistance, described above, can help farmers to reduce their use of chemical pesticides, which in turn can reduce the cost of producing food. Herbicide tolerance: Some plants have been engineered to be resistant to weed-killers, so that farmers can spray a field with the weed-killer, wiping out everything except the crop that they are interested in. Again, this reduces the cost to the farmers of growing food crops. Much of the soybean crop grown in the US is engineered to be herbicide tolerant. Disease resistance, Cold tolerance, etc.: There are many viruses, fungi and bacteria that cause plant diseases. Plant biologists are working to create plants with genetically engineered resistance to these diseases and to cold. Improved nutritional qualities: For millions of people in developing countries, rice is the main item in the diet. Because rice does not contain many essential nutrients, malnutrition is very common in these countries. Especially terrible is the blindness that results from a lack of vitamin A. This vitamin is abundant in milk and in vegetables such as carrots, which most of the poor people of the world cannot afford. To solve this problem, Swiss researchers created a transgenic rice variety that is high in vitamin A. They hoped that this rice, if grown and eaten in developing countries, would reduce the diseases associated with vitamin A deficiency. However, research on this rice has been halted, following protests in Europe against genetically modified foods. What objections are raised against genetically modified foods? The objections to transgenic or genetically modified plants and animals fall under three main categories: a. Environmental concerns: -an example of an environmental concern is whether pest-resistant crop plants may be killing beneficial insects as well as pests. Some studies have shown that the pollen of transgenic corn plants is toxic to the larvae of monarch butterflies. - another concern is whether the introduced genes will spread from the crop plants into plants growing nearby. For instance, if you had soybeans that were modified to be resistant to weedkiller, people worry that weed plants growing in the fields may acquire resistance to weedkiller by cross pollinating with the soybeans. They are concerned that we would then have a "super weed" that could not be killed by the weedkiller. b. Human health concerns: -an example: Suppose that you put a peanut gene into some other plant (for instance broccoli) or animal (say, cows). If the transgenic plant or animal was eaten by a person allergic to peanuts, this might trigger a violent reaction in them. The danger of this happening would be greater because no one would expect, say, broccoli, or beef, to have this particular allergy-causing compound. c. Economic concerns: - an example: Transgenic plants are expensive to produce because it takes fancy technology to produce them. The companies that produce them (primarily in countries such as the US) want to make a profit on them because they put a lot of resources into making them. People worry that poor countries, who might benefit most from the technology, would not be able to afford to buy the seeds. Who regulates transgenic plants and animals? In the US, genetically modified plants and animals are regulated by three different agencies: - the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) determines if the transgenic organism is harmful to the environment. - the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) determines if the transgenic plant is safe to grow as a crop. - the FDA (Food and Drug Adminstration) determines if it is safe to eat. Transgenic plants have received much more attention than transgenic animals, partly because most transgenic animals are used for pharmaceutical or research purposes rather than for food. Most people don't have a problem with using animals to produce drugs for us, but they tend to mind if their food is altered in any way. A question for you to think about: Do you think transgenic foods should be labelled as such? If so, why? If not, why not? Return to lectures page. Thanks, cam. It's so nice to read something that is understandable to many of us non-science morgies! It's very well written and organized. |
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Post by jeany on Sept 24, 2009 10:45:43 GMT -5
Hey Violet...you know...I'm Kat?. ;D..it looks just like my cat when it was young..same type.
Glad you like it....here..kitty kitty..
Jeany
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Post by violet on Sept 24, 2009 12:49:52 GMT -5
Hey Violet...you know...I'm Kat?. ;D..it looks just like my cat when it was young..same type. Glad you like it....here..kitty kitty.. Jeany Kat, what is the word for cat in German? |
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Post by jeany on Sept 24, 2009 13:53:28 GMT -5
Hey Violet...you know...I'm Kat?. ;D..it looks just like my cat when it was young..same type. Glad you like it....here..kitty kitty.. Jeany Kat, what is the word for cat in German? Hey cutie! Katze..see!..similar, isn't it?.. ;D..btw..his name is Mikey..do you have a cat too..I guess..yes? Jeany/Kat/cat/Katze..lol ;D |
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Post by violet on Sept 24, 2009 14:56:17 GMT -5
Kat, what is the word for cat in German? Hey cutie! Katze..see!..similar, isn't it?.. ;D..btw..his name is Mikey..do you have a cat too..I guess..yes? Jeany/Kat/cat/Katze..lol ;D Yeowl!!! I just completed a post for you, posted it, and it got lost somewhere in cyberspace, apparently. Here, I'll try again: I like the name you chose for your kitty, Kat--Mikey. So cute! In Germany, don't you all usually add "ess" at the end of the pets' names, like we would put "ie" or "y"? So interesting the different things countries do... And yes, I have two wonderful kitties. "Madison" is a little boy kitty I picked up on my way home from work one day 8 years ago when he ran out in front of my car into rush-hour traffic here in the city. He was just a little kitten--all eyes and ears, extra toes on his front feet, one extra claw on one of his back legs, and one of the ugliest kittens my family and I had ever seen. Once he grew up, though, he turned into a handsome prince. He's my close buddy, always with me in whatever I'm doing. I named him after the street on which I picked him up. My other kitty, "Sophie," is a rescue cat from an organization, one day away fom being put down. She's fluffy white, with the most beautiful greenish-yellow eyes. She's deaf (I didn't know when I got her), but she doesn't know it. She has so much fun--just loves life, including teasing her brother Madison mercilessly by jumping on him when he's not expecting it. She can let out the most incredible yowl when she is surprised--a deaf cat meow, for sure. Never heard one like it before! :-) And she is just as loving and always close by as Madison. No matter where I am in my condo, there they both are, sometimes just sitting and staring at me... If you can explain how I can attach their pictures, I can show Madison and Sophie to you... |
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Post by jeany on Sept 24, 2009 16:11:50 GMT -5
Hey cutie! Katze..see!..similar, isn't it?.. ;D..btw..his name is Mikey..do you have a cat too..I guess..yes? Jeany/Kat/cat/Katze..lol ;D Yeowl!!! I just completed a post for you, posted it, and it got lost somewhere in cyberspace, apparently. Here, I'll try again: I like the name you chose for your kitty, Kat--Mikey. So cute! In Germany, don't you all usually add "ess" at the end of the pets' names, like we would put "ie" or "y"? So interesting the different things countries do... And yes, I have two wonderful kitties. "Madison" is a little boy kitty I picked up on my way home from work one day 8 years ago when he ran out in front of my car into rush-hour traffic here in the city. He was just a little kitten--all eyes and ears, extra toes on his front feet, one extra claw on one of his back legs, and one of the ugliest kittens my family and I had ever seen. Once he grew up, though, he turned into a handsome prince. He's my close buddy, always with me in whatever I'm doing. I named him after the street on which I picked him up. My other kitty, "Sophie," is a rescue cat from an organization, one day away fom being put down. She's fluffy white, with the most beautiful greenish-yellow eyes. She's deaf (I didn't know when I got her), but she doesn't know it. She has so much fun--just loves life, including teasing her brother Madison mercilessly by jumping on him when he's not expecting it. She can let out the most incredible yowl when she is surprised--a deaf cat meow, for sure. Never heard one like it before! :-) And she is just as loving and always close by as Madison. No matter where I am in my condo, there they both are, sometimes just sitting and staring at me... If you can explain how I can attach their pictures, I can show Madison and Sophie to you... awww..Violet. What a cute story..aren't they just adorable? My cat had a bad start..his mom got hit by a car and him and his bros and sisters were all alone still staying by the dead mommy cat..somebody found them and brought them to an animal shelter..That's where we got him from ..he was very little..app..3 weeks old and the smallest out of the whole bunch..but also the cutest!!..lol..unfortunately he's very sick right now..has a kidney problem and other stuff..but he'll make it. And the most cutest thing is, he likes to be carried around like a baby..I guess because I always did that when he was little..You should see his face when I do that..absolutely lovable!! I just loooove cats..there's something very special to them.. Anyway..glad you like his name..my daughter picked it out. I like those names you gave your cats too..and I would love to see a picture of them..I can't post a pic..due to my pc crash I have to load all the pictures again and haven't done that yet, but as soon as I have I'll post a pic for you, ok? Posting an attachment is easy. Just hit the 'reply' button..there is a box 'attachments'..look for the file and open it..it will show up in the box..add text to your post and hit 'post reply'..that should work.. See ya here, Jeany |
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Post by violet on Sept 24, 2009 16:32:06 GMT -5
Yeowl!!! I just completed a post for you, posted it, and it got lost somewhere in cyberspace, apparently. Here, I'll try again: I like the name you chose for your kitty, Kat--Mikey. So cute! In Germany, don't you all usually add "ess" at the end of the pets' names, like we would put "ie" or "y"? So interesting the different things countries do... And yes, I have two wonderful kitties. "Madison" is a little boy kitty I picked up on my way home from work one day 8 years ago when he ran out in front of my car into rush-hour traffic here in the city. He was just a little kitten--all eyes and ears, extra toes on his front feet, one extra claw on one of his back legs, and one of the ugliest kittens my family and I had ever seen. Once he grew up, though, he turned into a handsome prince. He's my close buddy, always with me in whatever I'm doing. I named him after the street on which I picked him up. My other kitty, "Sophie," is a rescue cat from an organization, one day away fom being put down. She's fluffy white, with the most beautiful greenish-yellow eyes. She's deaf (I didn't know when I got her), but she doesn't know it. She has so much fun--just loves life, including teasing her brother Madison mercilessly by jumping on him when he's not expecting it. She can let out the most incredible yowl when she is surprised--a deaf cat meow, for sure. Never heard one like it before! :-) And she is just as loving and always close by as Madison. No matter where I am in my condo, there they both are, sometimes just sitting and staring at me... If you can explain how I can attach their pictures, I can show Madison and Sophie to you... awww..Violet. What a cute story..aren't they just adorable? My cat had a bad start..his mom got hit by a car and him and his bros and sisters were all alone still staying by the dead mommy cat..somebody found them and brought them to an animal shelter..That's where we got him from ..he was very little..app..3 weeks old and the smallest out of the whole bunch..but also the cutest!!..lol..unfortunately he's very sick right now..has a kidney problem and other stuff..but he'll make it. And the most cutest thing is, he likes to be carried around like a baby..I guess because I always did that when he was little..You should see his face when I do that..absolutely lovable!! I just loooove cats..there's something very special to them.. Anyway..glad you like his name..my daughter picked it out. I like those names you gave your cats too..and I would love to see a picture of them..I can't post a pic..due to my pc crash I have to load all the pictures again and haven't done that yet, but as soon as I have I'll post a pic for you, ok? Posting an attachment is easy. Just hit the 'reply' button..there is a box 'attachments'..look for the file and open it..it will show up in the box..add text to your post and hit 'post reply'..that should work.. See ya here, Jeany That is so sad about your kitty's mommy...just so sad. 3 weeks is very, very young for kittens not to have their mommy. I'm so glad you were able to help by taking the littlest one. And I know what you mean about carrying them like a baby. I do that all the time (when they let me!). Do you know what kind of kidney problem he's having? How old is he? Do you have a good veterinarian for him? Okay, I'm going to try to post some pictures for you. This may or may not work...so I'm going to post this message and then go back in to edit it by adding the pictures... |
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Post by bannanny on Sept 24, 2009 19:30:01 GMT -5
I love you guy's kitty stories... I drew the caracature of my Katy cat that I use for my avatar. She's in Heaven now... died of old age. She was 23 years old and died in her sleep. She was soooo funny tho... her nickname was "smug kitty" cuz she had the personality of Garfield. Here she was along with my Annie girl and Bandit boy the day I got to my moms from having spinal surgery. They got on the bed so carefully to say hi... course Katy looks like she's saying "where the he*l have you been? Leaving us here for days without you... you should be ashamed of yourself!" That was my Katy cat! .jpg) Just wanted to share my kitty story too! hugs ~~ bannanny  P.S. If you can send your pics to me in an email vi, I can upload them for you and post them here ok? |
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Post by jeany on Sept 25, 2009 2:12:41 GMT -5
I love you guy's kitty stories... I drew the caracature of my Katy cat that I use for my avatar. She's in Heaven now... died of old age. She was 23 years old and died in her sleep. She was soooo funny tho... her nickname was "smug kitty" cuz she had the personality of Garfield. Here she was along with my Annie girl and Bandit boy the day I got to my moms from having spinal surgery. They got on the bed so carefully to say hi... course Katy looks like she's saying "where the he*l have you been? Leaving us here for days without you... you should be ashamed of yourself!" That was my Katy cat! Just wanted to share my kitty story too! hugs ~~ bannanny P.S. If you can send your pics to me in an email vi, I can upload them for you and post them here ok? Hi Bannanny, boy..lol..she really looks kind of 'spikey'...I just love how they can show their feelings..my cat looks that way too if he doesn't gets what he wants..its so cute..isn't it? And yes, isn't it astonishing how animals always somehow know how to react? Or how we're feeling...When I'm sad my cat always jumps on my lap and purrs really loud, bites me slightly into my hand or arm...he wants to comfort me and show me his love...What a wonderful creation of God!! I just love 'em! Thanks for sharing your story, Bannanny. I think it's great how we can share some personal stuff here too..besides always talking about Morgs..  Jeany |
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Post by jeany on Sept 25, 2009 2:22:49 GMT -5
awww..Violet. What a cute story..aren't they just adorable? My cat had a bad start..his mom got hit by a car and him and his bros and sisters were all alone still staying by the dead mommy cat..somebody found them and brought them to an animal shelter..That's where we got him from ..he was very little..app..3 weeks old and the smallest out of the whole bunch..but also the cutest!!..lol..unfortunately he's very sick right now..has a kidney problem and other stuff..but he'll make it. And the most cutest thing is, he likes to be carried around like a baby..I guess because I always did that when he was little..You should see his face when I do that..absolutely lovable!! I just loooove cats..there's something very special to them.. Anyway..glad you like his name..my daughter picked it out. I like those names you gave your cats too..and I would love to see a picture of them..I can't post a pic..due to my pc crash I have to load all the pictures again and haven't done that yet, but as soon as I have I'll post a pic for you, ok? Posting an attachment is easy. Just hit the 'reply' button..there is a box 'attachments'..look for the file and open it..it will show up in the box..add text to your post and hit 'post reply'..that should work.. See ya here, Jeany That is so sad about your kitty's mommy...just so sad. 3 weeks is very, very young for kittens not to have their mommy. I'm so glad you were able to help by taking the littlest one. And I know what you mean about carrying them like a baby. I do that all the time (when they let me!). Do you know what kind of kidney problem he's having? How old is he? Do you have a good veterinarian for him? Okay, I'm going to try to post some pictures for you. This may or may not work...so I'm going to post this message and then go back in to edit it by adding the pictures... Hi Violet! yes..you should have seen him..so little..a little bundle of striped fur..so cute..! The veterinarian says he has some kind of kidney problem due to an infection and his hemoglobin titers are low. But he's getting medicine and is doing better now..he has to be kept on special food though...expensive..but you know how it is, we do everything for our little friends to keep them healthy. He's 7 years old now and the vet said he'll probably be ok again..Hope so..my daughter would cry her eyes out if not!! He's her baby..lol.. Hope you can get to load those pix... Meow...Jeany |
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Post by kammy on Sept 25, 2009 2:27:49 GMT -5
Banny, is that you? You're very pretty! And, look at your kids...! My keyboard is still messed up. I'm having to cut and paste the letters into my posts. I'd share my cat story if it were easy to type. heres what I know but I'm not in the mood to write it out because of this keyboard issue, I'll explain it in depth later: 1. Our baculoviral disease aspect starts with fullerenes, buckyballs. In all the samples, this is seen. 2. The silver metal involved in our samples is most likely molybdenum, symbol MO. MO is tied to fullerenes. Bismuth BI, is linked to the bv patents. has there been an analysis done of the silver metal coatings yet by any scientist? 3. If you do a search on Patents and enter Fullerenes Baculovirus and Molybdenum you get one patent. I think there might be something in this document that could help us?: www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0029924.htmlAnthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis . There are three types of this disease: cutaneous anthrax, inhalation anthrax, and gastrointestinal anthrax. About 95% of the human anthrax cases in the United States have been in the former category. Cutaneous anthrax develops when a bacterial organism from infected animal tissues becomes deposited under the skin.Given that cell surface-associated PCs in bronchial epithelial cells are the first to encounter inhaled pathogens, it was realized that for of the disclosed inhibitor compositions suitable for inhalation was desirable. Attaching PC inhibitors to nanoparticles are one useful form of such compositions. how many of us have bronchial issues directly related to having this disease? This patent names the patent below as part of it: www.freepatentsonline.com/6530944.htmlIt lists: Digestion of antibodies to produce fragments thereof, particularly, Fab fragments, can be accomplished using routine techniques known in the art. For instance, digestion can be performed using papain. Examples of papain digestion are described in WO 94/29348 published Dec. 22, 1994 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,342,566. Papain digestion of antibodies typically produces two identical antigen binding fragments, called Fab fragments, each with a single antigen binding site, and a residual Fc fragment. Many non-human antibodies (e.g., those derived from mice, rats, or rabbits) are naturally antigenic in humans, and thus can give rise to undesirable immune responses when administered to humans.Feel free to cut, paste and note any part of these patents for discussion? |
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Post by kammy on Sept 25, 2009 4:53:29 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FurinFor example, the envelope proteins of viruses such as HIV, influenza and dengue fever viruses must be cleaved by furin or furin-like proteases to become fully functional. Anthrax toxin, pseudomonas exotoxin, and papillomaviruses must be processed by furin during their initial entry into host cells. Some ways to detect our disease?: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein-protein_interactionIndeed, protein-protein interactions are at the core of the entire Interactomics system of any living cell.
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Oh how I hope that's what all this goo I emit is from... something disintegrating!
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