No GM organism is better than its parent
Reminiscent of the genetic vaccines, we see the crude GM genes that can't be "switched off" causing havoc. Complex traits are more than just one gene.
All GM inventions are messes, and here’s a new example with clear parallels to the recent genetic vaccines.
Arriving in my emails today was an update on the GM American Chestnut tree line “Darling 58”, or D58.
The GM researchers walked back earlier promises, and here are a couple of quotes from the media release… [emphasis added]
2. D58 appears to grow more slowly and is shorter than trees that do not inherit the gene.
Researchers stated that in trials “trees that inherit the [blight tolerance] gene are maybe 20% shorter than their full siblings that did not inherit the gene.” They attributed this to the fact that the blight tolerance gene is switched on at all times, causing the organism to run a constant “low-grade fever”, inhibiting the energy it can put towards growing. The researchers also stated that It is too early to tell how this might impact the competitiveness of the tree.
This applies to almost all GM crops, and, as far as we know, the mod-mRNA and DNA plasmid vaccine genes which continue to be (transcribed and) translated into spike protein until they are destroyed. There is no regulatory “off-switch”.
3. D58’s blight tolerance trait will not be very effective in many trees that inherit it.
Researchers acknowledged that the blight tolerance trait as observed in the young D58 trees is not very effective. This is of particular concern because tolerance to the blight is known to weaken as American chestnut trees get older, and not all trees that inherit the blight tolerance gene will exhibit tolerance.
Yeah. Normal. Some plants seem to work out when something is destructive (and also when something is useful) and manage to silence or suppress bad genetic advice. Hopefully people are doing this too, with respect to the ‘vaccines’.
And here’s their pitch for continued funding, with the “all the tools in the toolbox”. [NB: GM = GE]
4. Blight tolerance from the OxO gene from wheat is not sufficient. Additional GE traits will be needed to make future GE trees viable.
Researchers discussed their experiments with adding (stacking) additional GE traits to make the D58 tree viable, including, but not limited to, more blight tolerance capacity, Phytophthora root rot resistance, and tree growth enhancement. Even if successful, blight tolerance may not be sufficient for American chestnut restoration. Patrícia Fernandes, Assistant Director of SUNY-ESF’s chestnut program, stated: “We are looking into enhancing the resistance beyond what OxO confers by stacking genes for resistance and we are also looking into stacking genes for root rot resistance …We are using all the tools in the toolbox, so we are looking into genes from resistant Chestnut species, so from Chinese and Japanese chestnuts, but we are also looking into genes from other plant species. “
They’re never going to create blight resistance by “adding genes”. We know how complex the human immune system is - I don’t think any researchers in the field would claim to know it. Immunity to disease is the consequence of a broad range of co-ordinated processes of goodness knows how many genetic products.
Plants need to be grown in healthy soils to give them the best chance of fighting infections and adapting to disease. Ditto, humans, need to eat plants grown in healthy soils.
The End.