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Oct. 25,2005 Moscow
Genetically modified soy affects posterity: Results of Russian
scientists’ studies
On October 10, during the symposium over genetic modification, organized
by the National Association for Genetic Security (NAGS), Doctor of
Biology Irina Ermakova made public the results of the research led by
her at the Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of
the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). This is the first research that
determined clear dependence between eating genetically modified soy and
the posterity of living creatures.
During the experiment, doctor Ermakova added GM soy flour to the food of
female rats two weeks before conception, during conception and nursing.
In the control group were the rat females that were not added anything
to their food. The experiment was formed by 3 groups of 3 female rats in
each: the first one was control group, the second one was the group with
GM-soy addition, and the third one with traditional soy addition. The
scientists counted the number of female species to give birth and the
number of born and died rats.
After the result of the first stage, the second part took place. Now the
rats were divided into two groups – one with GM-soy addition in their
food, and other without the GM-soy. In three weeks the scientists
received following results:
Additions
Female that gave birth
Born rats
Dead rats (in three weeks)
Percent of dead rats
Rats still alive
Control group
4 (of 6)
44
3
6,8%
41
With GM-soy
4 (of 6)
45
25
55,6%
20
With normal soy
3 (of 3)
33
3
9%
30
Thus, according to these results, the abnormally high level of posterity
death has been detected at the posterity of the female species with
GM-soy added to their food. And 36% percent of born rats weighed less
than 20 grams that is an evidence of their extremely weak condition.
“The morphology and biochemical structures of rats are very similar to
those of humans, and this makes the results we obtained very
disturbing,” said Irina Ermakova to NAGS press office. According to NAGS
Vice-president Aleksey Kulikov, the data received by Dr.Ermakova confirm
the necessity of full scale tests of GM-products influence over living
creatures.
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