Wake the buzz-up before our pollinators are genetically modified.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Wake the buzz-up before our pollinators are genetically modified.

What if Monsanto were to convince farmer’s that it’s better to use Beeologic’s Remembee-inoculated honeybees in their fields? Not only will these new bees be CCD-resistant but they’ll offer ease of mind, guaranteed crops, and a bigger yield!

Our society already subscribes to a medicated-life so what’s so wrong with vaccinating insects? Seems like the next natural step. No? Especially if you already place your faith in the hands of medical science.

And what if Monsanto eventually splices a terminator gene into our virgin sisters of toil? May sound sci-fi but it’s a possibility. And which commercial beekeeper or farmer can afford another bad year? They may feel compelled to compromise their own values because they too need to put food on their own tables (organic no doubt).

Beeologics is creating a product they’ll hope will make bees pathogen-free but in truth the entire species risks being infected if we genetically modify these angels of agriculture.

“Basically if the bees eat Remebee there are likely to be unknown effects in gene expression, in anti-viral abilities, in their ability to evolve inherent defenses against viruses, etc, says Brian Dykstra, the administrator behind Ethnobeeology FB page who holds a BS in Environmental Policy and an MS in progress pollination biology.

Meanwhile, new Research published in The Atlantic shows that we’re consuming more than just vitamins and protein when we eat. We’re also absorbing information in the form of micro-RNA, a vital part of genetic regulation.

“MicroRNAs have been studied extensively since their discovery ten years ago, and have been linked to human diseases including cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes. The Chinese research provides the first example of ingested plant microRNA surviving digestion and influencing human cell function,” reads the article.

Monsanto’s website however claims that, “there is no need for, or value in testing the safety of GM foods in humans.”

“This viewpoint, while good for business, is built on an understanding of genetics circa 1950. It follows what’s called the “Central Dogma” of genetics, which postulates a one-way chain of command between DNA and the cells DNA governs.”

Basically “the Chinese RNA study threatens to blast a major hole in Monsanto’s claim. It means that DNA can code for microRNA, which can, in fact, be hazardous.”

So if Monsanto owns this technology, who will own Bee? I mean isn’t it unbelievable (still) when we take a moment and realize that a corporation owns the patents to a seed? The very symbol of potential life? How audacious? How unacceptable?

(Who are the ignorant men who passed that law? Because I assure you that men in touch with their sacred feminine would never dare to rape the planet like this. You are only raping your future generations.)

There are those of us who believe that we are abusing Mother Earth by playing God. And that the earth, animals and plants embody an ancient wisdom.

So what do we do? Do we become green soldiers; tackle our perpetrators, kidnap them to the jungle and force them to do ayahuesca? Give them green smoothies until they wean off sugar and greed and come to their senses and see the light?

What we can do is spread the buzz about food justice. We must gather in numbers. And make sure are foods are labeled as being genetically modified by getting it on the ballot.

Our bees don’t need vaccines, they need us to stop the poisonous attacks on their already sensitive immune systems. They — like us — need Clean food. Clean water. Clean air. Rich soil. They are being forced to pollinate poison-filled crops that are poisoning us and them in the process.

Not Sweet.