DNA from GMOs can pass directly into humans, study confirms | Live Free, Live Natural
(Via NaturalNews | Jonathan Benson)
The idea that DNA from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is broken
down in the digestive tract and rendered innocuous, a common industry
claim, is patently false. A recent study published in the scientific
journal PLOS ONE found that large, meal-derived DNA fragments
from GMOs are fully capable of transferring their genes directly into
the bloodstream, deconstructing the myth that transgenic foods act on
the body in the same way as natural foods.
A combined analysis of four other independent studies involving more
than 1,000 human samples and a team of researchers from universities in
Hungary, Denmark and the U.S. looked at the assimilation process for
GMOs as they are currently consumed throughout the world. This includes
derivatives of GM crops such as high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) from GM
corn, for instance, and soy protein from GM soybeans, as well as meat
derived from animals fed a GM-based diet.
After looking at the data on how the human body processes these and
other forms of GMOs, the team discovered that DNA from GMOs is not
completely broken down by the body during the digestion process. What
would normally be degraded into smaller constituents like amino acids
and nucleic acids was found to remain whole. Not only this, but these
larger DNA fragments were found to pass directly into the circulatory
system, sometimes at a level higher than actual human DNA.
“[B]ased on the analysis of over 1000 human samples from four independent studies, we report evidence that meal-derived DNA
fragments which are large enough to carry complete genes can avoid
degradation and through an unknown mechanism enter the human circulation
system,” explained the authors in their study abstract.
“In one of the blood samples the relative concentration of plant DNA is higher than the human DNA.”
