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Agricultural societies begin to develop.
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"Let food by thy medicine and let medicine be thy food."
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Thomas Edison states, "The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease." He also starts GE, the company that is first to receive a patent on a living organism.
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A bacterium that ingests oil is created by a scientist that works for GE. After years of review, the PTO denies the patent. GE uses the PTO and the decision goes to the US Supreme Court.
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GE was successfully given a patent for a bacterium that ingests oil. After this Court decision, the PTO decides that the decision applied to all life.
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The first animal that received a patent is a mouse that contains human and chicken genes.
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A genetically modified supplement of L-tryptophan cause 37 people to die and permanently handicapped 1,500 additional. The labs and evidence was destroyed by the company that produced the GMO supplement.
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Only one product, the FlavrSavr tomato, is tested for safety on rats. The rats refuse to eat the GMO, so they are force fed. After two weeks, 7 of the 40 rats have died. Several more have stomach lesions. The study is stopped and the FDA approves the FlavrSavr 1994 and says GMO foods are same as natural foods and tests are voluntary.
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Brazilian nut genes are inserted into soybeans. No problem in animal studies, but humans turn out to have allergic reaction that can lead to anaphylactic shock.
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Monsanto sues a famer for copyright infringement violations. GM crop seed blows from one farm to another, but the owner of the patent still owns the crop. This puts farmers at risk of being sued even if they know nothing about having GM crop on their property. It also causes organic farmers to be stripped of their certification. Monsanto has filed 145 lawsuits for copyright infringement.
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Arthur Anderson Consulting Group explains how they helped Monsanto develop a plan to accomplish their goal of creating a world in which 100% of all plant seeds are genetically modified and patented. Monsanto owns 90% of all GMO seeds today.
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Monsanto's GM hormone that is given to cows to cause them to produce more milk, rBGH is stopped from production. It has been linked to increase cancer. RBGH had previously been banned by the European Union, Canada, and other countries around the world. It was in production in the US for over 10 years, and labeling was not required. In fact, to this day, no GM foods are required to be tested for health safety or required to be labeled in the US.
