tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post599823507776869779..comments2023-04-10T01:23:28.224-07:00Comments on FrankenFoodFacts: A look at the Innate PotatoBioChicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197270850533749252noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-35295144012606561232015-06-16T19:18:26.685-07:002015-06-16T19:18:26.685-07:00I looked at the studies, but the effects are quite...I looked at the studies, but the effects are quite small and as the EFSA report points out, it's unknown if it's causal. Again, I wouldn't be concerned about it in my own diet, but it would be interesting to look at data from high-risk pregnancies. The EFSA report states "Further epidemiological studies are required to confirm or refute the inverse relation between dietary AA BioChicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197270850533749252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-42926008638316197912015-06-16T18:46:37.421-07:002015-06-16T18:46:37.421-07:00That's awesome!That's awesome!BioChicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197270850533749252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-68026790749021188042015-06-16T13:20:29.939-07:002015-06-16T13:20:29.939-07:00If you're curious about sensory analysts (yep,...If you're curious about sensory analysts (yep, it's a legitimate job), you can find out more by reading Mary Roach's "Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal." Apparently, they have sensory analysts for everything ranging from olive oil to pet food (yuck!). It's a fun read. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-6235974575589517452015-06-09T12:52:15.546-07:002015-06-09T12:52:15.546-07:00Let me take a look at the studies and I'll get...Let me take a look at the studies and I'll get back to you.BioChicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197270850533749252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-81798622399479480522015-06-09T11:35:59.934-07:002015-06-09T11:35:59.934-07:00Aside from acrylamide and cancer, have you seen th...Aside from acrylamide and cancer, have you seen the studies on pregnant mothers who consumed acrylamide in food and subsequent reduced head size of their children? Head size being a key indicator of future intelligence.<br /><br />Duarte-Salles T, von Stedingk H, Granum B, Gützkow KB, Rydberg P, Törnqvist M, et al. Dietary Acrylamide Intake during Pregnancy and Fetal Growth - Results from the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-81172950241428621412015-05-27T07:47:11.465-07:002015-05-27T07:47:11.465-07:00OK, I looked into it a bit more. My initial reacti...OK, I looked into it a bit more. My initial reaction and response was the it is not an epigenetic mechanism of regulation, because it's a post-transcriptional/translational mechanism of regulation. However, it can be considered an epigenetic mechanism of regulation in some instances. This is a great overview of the issue: http://www.nature.com/pr/journal/v61/n5-2/full/pr2007126a.htmlBioChicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197270850533749252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-78040993374806763432015-05-27T06:00:31.368-07:002015-05-27T06:00:31.368-07:00I have to do a bit of research into the first part...I have to do a bit of research into the first part of your question, but this article makes a case for RNAi being considered an epigenetic mechanism of regulation: http://www.nature.com/nrg/journal/v7/n5/box/nrg1834_BX3.html<br />Cisgenic/transgenic depends on the sequence added. For example, the arctic Apple is transgenic because of the antibiotic resistance gene that it has. But the innate BioChicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197270850533749252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-70879032699046185662015-05-26T22:57:50.523-07:002015-05-26T22:57:50.523-07:00I'm not sure RNAi is a cisgenic mechanism, as ...I'm not sure RNAi is a cisgenic mechanism, as you wrote: since it appartently does not alter the DNA base sequence, it looks like a pure epigenetic mechanism: http://www.isaaa.org/resources/publications/pocketk/34/ . What do you think?Giovanni Molteni Tagliabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624198881259096915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-3136521723615410252015-05-26T09:34:50.662-07:002015-05-26T09:34:50.662-07:00Dear Biochica, this is a great post! As usual... ;...Dear Biochica, this is a great post! As usual... ;-)Giovanni Molteni Tagliabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624198881259096915noreply@blogger.com