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    • Dr. Oz Show on GM Foods: Introduction
      • Dr. Oz interview with Stonyfield Organic CEO Gary Hirshberg & Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam
      • Dr. Oz Show Presentation
      • Dr. Oz Interview with Jeffrey Smith
      • Dr. Oz Interview with Robin Bernhoft
      • Dr. Oz Show on the Seralini rat study claims
      • Dr. Oz Interview with Dr. Martina McGloughlin
      • Dr. Oz Conclusion – How to avoid GMOs
    • Genetic Roulette
      • Section 1—Top 20 Urban Myths about GM Grops
        • 1.1—Pusztai’s Flawed Claims
        • 1.2—GM Tomatoes Proven Safe
        • 1.3—Bt Corn Statistics Don’t Lie
        • 1.4—These aren’t even GM Potatoes!
        • 1.5—Bt Cotton is Safer for workers than pesticides
        • 1.6—Bt Cotton is Safer for sheep than pesticides
        • 1.7—No evidence that pollen causes disease
        • 1.8—Mycotoxins cause reproductive failure
        • 1.9—A classic logical fallacy about Bt corn
        • 1.10—Rats fed Roundup Ready Soy – no effect on liver
        • 1.11— Rats fed Roundup Ready Soy —no effect on pancreas
        • 1.12— Rats fed Roundup Ready Soy —no effect on testicular cells
        • 1.13—Rabbits can eat Roundup Ready Soy too
        • 1.14—Ermakova’s findings defy logic
        • 1.15—Eating soybeans increases soybean-specific IgG antibodies
        • 1.16—Rats fed Roundup Ready Canola have healthy livers
        • 1.17—Fast growing birds can eat Liberty-Link Corn
        • 1.18—GM Peas Are discontinued
        • 1.19—Animals Graze Where There’s Feed
        • 1.20—High Doses of Tryptophan Cause EM
      • Section 2—The Devil is in the DNA
        • 2.1—Any DNA Insertion can cause a mutation
        • 2.2—The use of tissue culture in plant breeding is not new
        • 2.3—GM Breeding is More Precise than other methods
        • 2.4—Promoters are precise tools
        • 2.5—Promoters can insert naturally into DNA
        • 2.6—Breeders produce genetically stable crops
        • 2.7—Mobile DNA drives evolution
        • 2.8—Food Contains Lots of Novel RNAs
        • 2.9—All Plant Breeding Causes DNA Scrambling
        • 2.10—Chemical Composition of crops is highly variable
        • 2.11—Biological variability is typical of crop varieties
      • Section 3—Allergy Assessment Works As Planned
        • 3.1—GM soybeans are no more allergenic than conventional soybeans
        • 3.2—Today’s food allergy criteria are more accurate
        • 3.3—Bt crops are less likely to cause allergies or illness
        • 3.4—Whole Bt-producing bacteria are safe (that’s why organic growers use it!)
        • 3.5—Starlink corn was successfully recalled, caused no allergies
        • 3.6—Barnase in GM crops will not cause kidney damage
        • 3.7—High-lysine corn shown to be superior to conventional
        • 3.8—Cooking high-lysine corn will not produce toxins
        • 3.9—Disease-resistant crops do not cause human diseases
      • Section 4—New proteins are carefully tested
        • 4.1—GM Proteins are tested
        • 4.2—Transgenes are safe, widespread in nature
        • 4.3—Genes rearrange naturally all the time with no ill effects
        • 4.4—Proteins are carefully characterized
        • 4.5—GM plants contain minute amounts of harmless new proteins
        • 4.6—Plant biology is better understood than Smith seems to think it is
      • Section 5—DNA transfer is common and, widespread in nature
        • 5.1—DNA fragments in the gut are plentiful, but cause no problems
        • 5.2—GM does not affect gene movement into bacteria
        • 5.3—Transgenes are destroyed in the gut
        • 5.4—Transgenes are not incorporated into our bodies
        • 5.5—GM foods are irrelevant to the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria
        • 5.6—The 35S promoter has been thoroughly researched
        • 5.7—Bt-genes don’t move from plants to bacteria
        • 5.8—DNA moves between microbes in the mouth and throat
        • 5.9—Plant genes don’t move to gut microbes
      • Section 6—GM crops protects the food chain
        • 6.1—The safety of glufosinate herbicide tolerant crops
        • 6.2—New herbicide-tolerant crops help the environment, reduce agricultural impacts
        • 6.3—Many foods contain phytoestrogens
        • 6.4—GM crops have fewer toxins than non-GM crops
        • 6.5—Disease-resistant crops are safe for humans
      • Section 7—GM food additives are known to be safe
        • 7.1—rBST-treated milk is the same as conventional milk
        • 7.2—rBST has nothing at all to do with twinning
        • 7.3—FDA-approved food additives are known to be safe
      • Section 8—Better nutrition helps mothers and babies
        • 8.1—GM foods safe for mothers-to-be
        • 8.2—Mold-free food better for babies
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