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GMOs = The Smart Future of Food

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04-25-2014 12:07 AM 		Reply to: Message 17 by Tempe 12ft Chicken
04-24-2014 2:41 PM

Could you care to comment on this article?
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A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health
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04-27-2014 11:34 AM 		Reply to: Message 61 by Omnivorous
04-26-2014 4:22 PM

The GMO that I am finding interesting is cynobacteria that is modified to 'sweat' out sucrose. Proterro is currently conducting a prototype unit that is taking genetically modified blue green algae to produce straight sucrose. The projected cost of this is about 5 cents a pound, verses about 3 times that for corn sugar.
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This can be processed into ethanol, or another company came up with a process for turning sugar into gasoline.
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04-27-2014 5:14 PM 		Reply to: Message 64 by NoNukes
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To produce the sugar , it's pure sunlight. Not quite sure how much energy is used to make the biofuel
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This indicates that that issue is being worked on
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http://www.technologyreview.com/...s-on-bio-gasoline-startup
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