most important to understand about genetic engineering is that. it is really attempt to say listen no matter how unsustainable our technologies we're not going to change the technology to fit the natural living systems we're going to change living systems so they fit the technology we all know how horrible factory farming is and one of the problems they have with egg laying chickens with hands is they have a mothering instinct they want to brute and here you see one of the brain experiments genetically engineering chickens to take out the mothering instinct from these brooding chickens so they won't boot anymore they won't have the mothering instinct anymore so they'll fit the factory farm system this is one of the came near of birds they're working with the take away the mothering instinct so we don't change our factory farm system we actually take the mothering instinct out of a. animals so that they will fit the technology. in the mid eighty's once again a new supposedly golden age dawned for scientists genetic technology appeared to be the key

and the proponents of genetic engineering all this. and say that a lot of the scientific arguments i use are exaggerated but i have one particular argument that they never thought discussing and that is when i say that von all the main risk issues of genetic engineering is that ninety five percent of all competent scientists in these fields are verkin for their produce aside and only five percent are really demene the independent. they never discuss that and that makes me suggest that maybe just situation is even worse because i have no data for this is my own invention. the reason i mention it is so calls that day the percentages are one hundred to go clean for the industrious and ciro percent that are really independent then we have both a very serious scientific problem in society but you also have a very very serious democratic problem as you may imagine and be a that's. true for. twenty years ago it gained its first president. in the midst of colossal change. setting a new direction for a new country. saluting the state of the rus

the purpose of this experiment is to determine if genetically engineered fish will outcompete and mate with wild fish and if they do that whether their genes will spread in a wild population or whether they will disappear over a number of generations and we're interested in that because that's one of the main questions about ecological risk if genetically engineered fish are being produced in a fish farm and if they were to escape from the farm and if they were able to make if they were fertile the question is they skate and if it is they skate into waters where there are wild relatives what will happen if they interbreed with the wild relatives and our experiment is designed to test that question. so this and recovered and build your the university developed a computer model in which they created a population of sixty thousand wild creatures into which sixty transgenic individuals penetrate a council of the questions was compiled for instance other certain survival strategies or mating advantages of the mixed offspring stronger or weaker if these phenomena are observed and the results

the proponents of genetic engineering all this. and say that a lot of the scientific arguments i use are exaggerated but i have one particular argument that they never start discussing and that is when i say that von all the main risk issues all genetic engineering is that ninety five percent of all competent scientists in these fields are verkin for their produce aside and only five percent are really genuinely independent they never discuss that and that makes me suggest that maybe just situation is even worse. because i have no data for this it's my own invention. the reason i mention it is of course that the day the percentages are one hundred to go in for all the industrious and ciro percent that are really independent then be both a very serious scientific problem in society i feel so very very serious democratic problem as you may imagine and yes. culture is that so much of the taxpayers' money maintains a chinese economy plus various saving the hero in the financial implications costs of doing so is it all worth it there's

a rare form of cell cancer has a genetic mutation called alk. the new drug, crizotinib targets this gene causing tumors to shrink. >> they tell me they feel so much better when they start the drug and so much better than they did on chemotherapy. >> preliminary results were presented over the weekend, more than half the patients were alive after two years. that's more than four times the usual survive rate. >> get back on the bike, swimming, walking, hiking. i'm hoping to do one of my major bike rides here in september. >> this drug only works for the 4% of patients with this kind of lung cancer. that may not sound like much, but this is the future for all cancer, finding treatments that may only work for a fraction of patients but that work very well. cbs news, new york. >>> coming up a little later on "the early show," political implications of the anthony weiner scandal now that the new york democrat has confessed. >>> the latest on the washington wild fires, the huge blaze in arizona. >>> and the new cbs news anchor on big changes in the mid

amyris discovered a way to genetically modify yeast to produce an anti-malarial drug. another company, ls9, has altered the genes of e. coli bacteria to produce fuel. but all of them are modifying a few genes, not designing all of them. venter's rivals say his method is commercially impractical. but he's made a career out of bucking the scientific establishment, and earned lots of enemies with his brash behavior and his knack for grabbing research money and the spotlight. so, what are your faults? >> venter: probably impatience is the... you know, the biggest one. i don't suffer fools too well. that, you know, i'm not going to ever win a political contest. >> kroft: a lot of people have said you're a self-promoter, an egomaniac? >> venter: yeah. >> kroft: true? partially true? not true at all? >> venter: you know, if we hold a press conference, it's considered self promotion. but somebody at a university... the university holds the press conference and that's not self promotion. >> kroft: overly ambitious? >> venter: i... i'm sure i'm very guilty of that. >> kroft: tha

your doctor may use genetic tests to determine treatment. stop taking plavix without talking to your doctor as your risk of heart attack or stroke may increase. people with stomach ulcers or conditions that cause bleeding should not use plavix. taking plavix alone or with some other medicines, including aspirin, may increase bleeding risk, which can potentially be life threatening, so tell your doctor when planning surgery. tell your doctor all medicines you take, including aspirin, especially if you've had a stroke. if fever, unexplained weakness or confusion develops, tell your doctor promptly. these may be signs of ttp, a rare but potentially life-threatening condition, reported sometimes less than two weeks after starting plavix. arrest. next at six. workers in germany rushed to >> pelley: for a generation of americans, you need only mention this date-- june 6-- and they will tell you, d-day. the day in 1944 that the liberation of europe began as u.s. and allied forces stormed the beaches of normandy. it's there that we tend broadcast wi

understanding of the genetic basis of high-yield and stress resistance crops. we're using discoveries about genetic information to better predict and accelerate the results of conventional breeding. selecting untested lines based on genomics rather than labour consuming field trials. in the past few years, usda research as help rebuild the genetic blueprints of a host of plants and animals including corn, soy beans, apples, pigs, turkeys, kale, and the grass with a great potential as a biofuel crop. we have published research with a full genome sequence of two common pathogens that caused wheat diseases such damage crops around the globe. this work but allows us to buy the best generations of selective breeding and develop disease-control methods to rapidly bring about more abundant nutritious food to tables around the world. this new understanding of genetics is also having an impact on one of the world's most threatening agricultural challenges --ug-99. this devastating fungus is spreading across africa, asia, and the middle east with the potential to threate

from a genetically engineered dairy cow. dr.im mulvihill has the story. >> reporter: we can all know that breast milk is packed with nutrients and disease fighting substances. now a scientist in asia and south america are producing human breast milk in cloned dairy cows. move over, mom. researchers in china say they have a herd of cows that rivals the best of the breast. >> our modified cow milk contains properties of human milk including proteins and antibodies. >> reporter: they inserted the human gene that codes for milk production into the dna of dairy cows. they now have these holsteins in their herd. the milk say scientists taste stronger and sweeter than human breast milk. argentina is also milking it. last week scientists presented the country's first transgenic cow to the media at a press conference. the cow also produces a human- like milk. both argentina and china are racing to get their product to market. the reaction was mixed in san francisco. >> not happy about that. i still think you should separate animals from

genetically modifying the elderly to lay eggs? science, stop trying to reverse the formal order of things. we aren't supposed to drink human milk. we're supposed to drink the emulsion of fat globules secreted from domesticated cattle hooked up to an industrial industrial strength vacuum and forced to lactate nonstop. hamm. man, my taste buds are lactating nonstop. even worse, this transspecies island of dr. moo-reao crosses human mamaries with cow mam arees. how long before our pinnup girls go from this to this. (laughter) next up, hello. next up, folks, i don't trust children. they're here to replace us. nice try, kids. but you'll inherit our possessions over our dead bodies. but evidently i've been fearing the wrong demographic. which brings me to threat number two. centenarians. the latest census reveals that america's population of 100-year-olds has roughly doubled in the past 20 years. population roughly doubled. that can mean only one thing. they're breeding. roughly. worse. the census bureau predicts the number of 100-year-

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and the alex jones radio show so we have now officially lost the battle against genetically modified crops and for the same reason so many americans are such crap bodies we don't pay attention what we eat now we don't even have the option of avoiding frankenfood whole foods it admitted because of the lack of labeling requirements and complex nature of dmoz even they can't keep this stuff off their shelves at least in corn and soy in canola crop derivatives which i avoid is a much as i can anyways make of the bulk of processed foods they can't keep them out now the failure here isn't remedied by government requirements on food producers but the public not paying attention and the reason that g m o's genetically modified organisms have become such a threat is that because of how the government is protecting corporations like monsanto when their modified genes pollute natural crops it's tara grinstead a national news dot com quote but fact that one of the best known purveyors of natural foods has decided to throw in the towel rather than holding the line against biotech foods means cons

how does the genetic therapy work?> there are two ways, the drug i'm talking about actually acts to correct the defective gene so the bad protein it produces is reversed there is another drug creating almost a vaccine to the melanoma where the melanoma is doing damage and the vaccine started es targeting bad cells. either way you get rid of the bad cells. when they spread around to other organs besides the skin they're deadly. jenna: in two different people have melanoma do they share the same genetic abnormality or is it specific and the drugs have to be tailored to that individual? >> that is great question and the answer is they're totally different. it is the genetic makeup that determines whether you respond to this new treatment or not. since 80% of medical moment thats have genetic problems where your dna is screwed up. some cancers not as much so. colon about 50%. thyroid about 55%. depends on the cancer. jenna: is there a gateway though, is this a gateway as you see some positive studies on the melanoma side t

where this strain called zero zero one zero four if you look at the genetically it reveals how it would how it came about and you have to come to the conclusion that this strain was exposed to eight different classes of antibiotics in its creation so whether that had a great interest to you before we get to that i mean explain to us exactly when that's when you see the strain is resistant what is that what does that mean for folks who aren't really familiar with this sure resistant means that if you were infected with this strain and you go to the hospital where normally they would give you an antibiotic that cures you of that strain in this case that strain is completely resistant rendering that antibiotic completely useless and that's why so many people have died from this and i think right now up to nine hundred people are facing kidney failure because of these infections and the doctors can't do much for them because the antibiotics are useless so basically no cure for this and i read and wonder for it there's actually even a little bit of black plague strain in this. well if you lo

and now fears of a genetic impact. we'll get the latest from physicist michio kak yue. then anthony weiner. we know what they think of him on capitol hill. tonight we'll hear from a leading feminist. now back to the top story. the drama playing out at syria's border with turkey. desperate syrians are fighting to cross that border and get to safety, even as the syrian army advances on the rebellious border area. cnn's ivan watson is there and joins us now. ivan, what are you seeing today? are the streams of refugees continuing across the border? >> reporter: they are absolutely, eliot. more than 3,800 refugees now. there were barely 400 48 hours ago. the turks are planning to open up a third camp. we've been to one of the hospitals in this area. they say they have at least 30 bullet wound victims there. we talked to one of them. he actually came across weeks ago after being shot at what he said was an unarmed protest against the government. and you know, the turkish authorities are expecting more to be coming in the days ahead, particularly after the syrian government fi

a 40% genetic basis with the remainder contributed by life experience and stress, that is not an excusefeeling stronger s subconscious urging. >> when you talk about pleasure as a general thing, what is the compulsion to control pleasure? where does that come from? how did that evolve, do you think? >> i think what you have to realize is evolution is a very slow process. cultures and technology change very quickly. what we are well adapted to is not modern day life. it is life in small hunter bounds. in the bounds, there are a particular set of traits that served us well. novelty seeking and compulsion in moderation is good. if you are too timid and not pleasure seeking enough, you will not find that new food source. if you are too novelty seeking, you will go over the line and you will become food for the lion. the same thing plays out in our modern society with the media. >> are you calling us lions? >> of course. absolutely. >> there was one thing when were you writing this book which was surprising. you had ideas which you would find. what surprised you? >> the thing that surprised

gone all the main risk issues all genetic and there is a ninety five percent of all competent scientists in these fields are rooting for the produces side and only five percent are really genuinely independent. there is not a lot of science that says train genic fish is unhealthy for people to consume which is what the food and drug administration looks at there is a lot of concern about the environmental impacts if a trench genic fish escapes what kind of horrible impact will it have on the rest of the fish population you don't know what this might do to us or our children or our children's children in our congress here in the united states legislatures throughout the world who voted all these different laws tax laws and corporate laws what could be more important than deciding on the permanent genetic future of life on earth. party's top stories in tokyo thousands demonstrate for clean energy three months after an earthquake triggered the focus human nuclear crisis to which there's still no end in sight and they have slated the plans operating company for hiding details of the catastro

and now fears of a genetic impact. we'll get the latest from physicist michio kak yue. then anthony weiner. we know what they think of him on capitol hill. tonight we'll hear from a leading feminist. now back to the top story. the drama playing out at syria's border with turkey. desperate syrians are fighting to cross that border and get to safety, even as the syrian army advances on the rebellious border area. cnn's ivan watson is there and joins us now. ivan, what are you seeing today? are the streams of refugees continuing across the border? >> reporter: they are absolutely, eliot. more than 3,800 refugees now. there were barely 400 48 hours ago. the turks are planning to open up a third camp. we've been to one of the hospitals in this area. they say they have at least 30 bullet wound victims there. we talked to one of them. he actually came across weeks ago after being shot at what he said was an unarmed protest against the government. and you know, the turkish authorities are expecting more to be coming in the days ahead, particularly after the syrian government fi

if her mother is italian and her father is japanese which would make her half and half the genetic defect would come to the father then things would have to happen if they grew up in california. he grew up in pasadena which means he would be inturned. things start to happen without you looking at it from the beginning when writing a story but as you develop the characters and the year and the situation and the stories a father would tell a daughter. all this came out the camps, what happened. what he hoped for. what he wished for. all the stories he tells the daughters. some of them would have to cover that interment time and a lot is what happened from my research. all that went in the book. does that answer your question? it's not that i purposely said, now i will advocate this. but if a story line covers a certain aspect of history that you tell it to the greatest truth you can. you know, you talk about the situation and if you inhabit the characters, hopefully, in the right way you try to feel hathey would feel. >> thank you. >> we started reading your book in my classroom a couple of