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Wegmans speaks about GMOs
I received this e-mail from Wegmans grocery store chain yesterday and thought I would share it with you. Your comments on their position are welcome.
Here is a link that might be useful: Wegmans position on GMOs
Thanks for posting this.
I love how they put the soccer mom face on it. :) Meant to be reassuring. Great bit of semiotics.
FAQs page: If you can't digest it, you can't be sensitive to it....? [Explaining away how a protein in a plant can be poison to pests but not people.] Really? I thought people had reactions to all kinds of things they couldn't digest... I'm not a biochemist or anything, so am I missing something or are they skirting the truth? And if it poisons bad beetles, is it also killing ladybugs? And if the pests don't die and reproduce are we just engineering hardier pests?
This is why I buy organic. :)
I think the PR rep for Monsanto actually wrote a large portion of that and it was copied and pasted. Why am I picking on Monsanto, because they make Roundup and the GMO seeds for soybeans that are Roundup resistant, making it possible to use Roundup weed killer on corn and soybeans. Don't get me wrong, I like and use glyphosate. For very specific conditions and situations, limited use and you have to wear protective clothing to use it, so what does that tell you? The routine, broad application of glyphosate is a whole other story, with many ramifications, including the fact that plants genetically modify themselves all the time in nature through viral transmissions and other mechanisms, and many weeds will eventually pick up Roundup resistance, hindering the effectiveness of glyphosate as a method of controlling weeds. Glyphosate was touted as the solution to soil erosion being the cornerstone of no-till agriculture. But glyphosate is also an anti-bacterial and fungal agent so it kills much of the microbial life in the soil that is essential to soil and plant health. Short term benefits, long term hazards. And glyphosate has been studied as people using proper techniques to apply it and its acute toxicity, not the long term effects of INGESTING it. Nor do we necessarily test food crops for glyphosate levels. And that's just one GMO, I haven't even scratched the surface of Bt, which is what is modified into corn. The FDA didn't study these plants as food, only as pesticide. Also, as far as I know there hasn't been any substantive studies on the LONG TERM effects of ingesting Roundup ready foods over the long term. Acute toxicity is not the same as long term toxicity. The Wegman's article doesn't address one single concern, other than to say, "Trust our "scientists" we have studied it and we "scientists" can assure you it is safe." Yet as one commentator pointed out, not one reference to who these scientists were or where they got their information, or to any sources of their claims, other than the FDA. And the FDA often makes recommendations based on flimsy scientific evidence and later recants.
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Ugh. So Wegman's lets Monsanto choose their position?
I'm not buying it. Things like RoundUp are meant to kill things, but they're not bad for us? Uh huh, I have a nice bridge to sell you in Arizona.
Lpinkmountain spelled it out well, and I do not trust big corporations to have our best interests at heart, their only concern is their bottom line.
I just want the blasted things labeled, so I can decide not to eat them, geez.
That said, I plead guilty to using RoundUp to kill Autumn Olive, the darned stuff is invasive and persistent and my Ag Agent tells me that Round Up for Poison Ivy is the only thing that will kill it, and only if the stumps are sprayed within two minutes of cutting and then it's about 70% effective. Yeah, and our DNR planted it on purpose. (sigh)
"For very specific conditions and situations, limited use and you have to wear protective clothing to use it, so what does that tell you? "
I've been using glyphosate, first as Roundup and now as the generic since the patent expired, for decades while wearing levis and a t-shirt.
Why am I not DEAD?
Bottom line, unless there is universal world-wide agreement on population control (one child per family), GMO farming, chemical farming, cloning and global warming (and wars?) are unavoidable.
Organic food, free-range meat, wild caught seafood are not realistic in reality.
Also, we have become very accustomed to 'fine food'. Organic is often sub-prime. We raised free range chickens and couldn't sell them or the eggs for anywhere what it cost to raise them.
Also, have you ever eaten a steak from a grass-fed cow? We bought a side of beef one time from a organic farmer and were so very disappointed in the tenderness of the meat. Could be anecdotal, but I have heard similar complaints.
"Ugh. So Wegman's lets Monsanto choose their position?"
No, Wegmans actually looked at the reasearch and came to the reasonable conclusion, and decided that the stuff was perfectly safe to eat (which is the same conclusion the FDA has come to), and decided not to just ban the stuff like the tin-foil hat wearers have.
So do I get a gold star for never having a child? Hubs and I have been married for 40 years. We discussed it before we even committed to each other, and we stuck to our principals. Due to that, we have a wonderful, non-money stressed retirement. So it did have some great benefits.
The glyphosphate I was using was in a more concentrated form that what you buy over the counter, which is why I had to use protective clothing. I was using a tank sprayer and using it for invasive species control. But I think if you read the instructions on over-the-counter Roundup it will tell you to avoid skin contact with the substance. The issue isn't "no chemicals" or "no glyphosphate use" it is the widespread use of it, it is a mandatory part of the system of growing GMO crops, and used over and over again. And if you are not concerned about ingesting food modified in this way and sprayed with glyphosphate, fine. But I would like it to be labeled so I can go without it. I would also like the FDA to fund more long term studies on the health and environmental effects of the widespread use of glyphosphate--like being able to tell us how much we are ingesting would be a start. It's effects on the soil are being studied, and how fast weeds are picking up resistance to it is also starting to be known. Those of us who use Roundup and Bt are very concerned about these GMO-based agricultural practices speeding up the day when both glyphosphate and Bt become ineffective. We like them because glyphosphate and Bt both break down readily in the environment so do not accumulate in plant and animal tissues the way other petrochemicals can. Bt alternatives are much more acutely toxic.
And I personally don't care that Wegman's has no position on GMO's. or a pro-position on GMO's. But I think their attempt at rationalizing their position is pretty poor.
And for the self-loathing of the human race, that's a non-issue for me. There are many ways of controlling weeds and growing food. Avoiding GMOs or using them is not the cause or solution to all the problems of the human race. I prefer solutions that take all the science of ecology into account and don't cause long term damage to the environment. I prefer solutions that build up the soil, not tear it down. But I realize that is not easy to do. In fact, I have dedicated my life to researching and working on soil-positive solutions. It's interesting and fun!
The French National Assembly has made a sweeping declaration with a new bill, effective immediately. No more genetically modified crops. Another in a long list of countries that have banned GMO's and Monsanto. If Monsanto wasn't such a big political contributor the FDA might change their position.
Eat what you want but some of us would like to know what's in our food. I want it on the label and Monsanto has spent millions to make sure that doesn't happen. If it's so good why would they do that what are they afraid of?
Yeah, Partst! Why can't they go back to the brought to you by Monsanto campaigns of the 1960's if they're proud of their frankenfood. Put a badge on the label, "Made with GMOs which help grow more food with less labor," or whatever their point is. I'm not anti-tech or anything, but when the tech kills all the good with the bad, it isn't accomplishing anything longterm except ruining the soil for the future.
Not everything has to be organic to be good, but if it's not sustainable we're not going to have a good future.
Re beef, grass fed has more flavor. Any cows that walk around are going to be less flabby. If you want steak that doesn't require cutting and chewing, then feed lot grown is for you.
Are my free range hens' eggs graded as highly as conventional? No. There's too much variation. They're excellent quality, however, and locally grown. They're also prettier and they generally taste better. For sure the free range chicken tastes better. Chickens should be roaming around pecking and eating bugs. I like the speckled eggs and variations in color. And I like knowing that the chickens are allowed to move around and behave like chickens.
" If it's so good why would they do that what are they afraid of?"
People like you, acting out of ignorance. People like the french assembly.
There have been thousands of studies on GMO foods. There have been no dangers found.
There's no need to label them, for the same reason ther's no need to label foods grown hydroponically - there's no reason to believe there's danger.
If you want to not eat GMOs, maybe you should start petitioning companies to label their foods as being GMO -free, because that's the reasonable approach here.
It's fine that there's a difference in opinion.
Your opinion is grounded in ignorance though, and that isn't an ignorance. Your opinion is based on you not knowing that there have been more tests of the safety of GMO foods than there have been tests of all other types of foods combined.
Admitting ignorance is the first step in fixing it.
Modern hybridized wheat is "safe". It was also cultured the old fashioned way, at least pre-lab-made-GMO. But there are large numbers of people who can eat einkorn and other ancient grains who cannot tolerate hybridized wheat. I'm not saying ban wheat. We already have laws that require that wheat content be marked on the label. That's adequate for an informed decision. Just because something is lab proven safe doesn't mean everyone can safely eat it.
JoppaRich , for instance, I would simply say you are UNAWARE of the other insulting definitions and deprecating meanings of the word "ignorant". I would not ever call you ignorant of the English language.
Ignorant synonyms - analphabetic, benighted, dark, illiterate, nonliterate, rude, simple, uneducated, uninstructed, unlearned, unlettered, unread, unschooled, untaught, untutored, almost stupid.
This post was edited by dcarch on Fri, Apr 18, 14 at 19:01
I also grow grass fed beef and if I had to eat commercial beef, I'd give it up entirely. I don't like the greasy mouthfeel the tallow leaves, I don't like the mushy soft texture and I especially don't like the way the animals are fed or the way they are kept. I think it's cruel and immoral and that's why I raise and slaughter my own.
As I've often said, taste is not objective, taste is subjective. For instance, I dislike wine and I despise beer and I hate and detest pizza. Many others here like all of those things. (shrug) Especially at dinner with others, most are happy there is more wine for them. I like grassfed beef and I think that's why I have teeth. I don't even really care for tenderloin, it's too soft and mostly flavorless. Others think it is the best beef they've ever had. Neither right nor wrong, everyone eats what they like and choose to eat.
Anyone who rejects any other opinion, out of hand, as being wrong and ignorant is intolerant and calling names is just rude. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and you certainly may have yours. However, disagreeing with you doesn't make you right and me wrong.
I'm a farmer, the daughter of a farmer, the granddaughter of a farmer. I raise much of my own food for a reason. Biodiversity is being eroded daily and I don't want all that garbage on/in my food. That is my choice. You eat all the soylent green you like, but label it so I don't have to. That's my choice, not anyone else's.
dcarch, you forgot one big problem with the world food supply. We eat far too much meat. A serving is 4 ounces. I know people who will eat a pound of beef, a half pound burger, and cover it all with bacon. When I was a child we'd sometimes have meat 3 meals a day. Now I shudder, and often go a day or two without eating meat and don't think about it. Yeah, I know, I'm a beef farmer, and I still think people eat way too much beef.
Thanks dcarch and Annie for sticking up for me but we now live in a society where rudeness seems to be an attribute and tolerance only applies if you agree with the current agenda that's being pushed. I'm a big girl that's been around a very long time and probably been called worse than ignorant. As of right now this minute I still live in a Country that allows me to think for myself and form an opinion.
And excuse me but anytime someone calls me ignorant I certainly take it as an insult. Boy now I see why most of the great cooks on this from have disappeared.
partst, I was also sticking up for myself, as one who doesn't want to consume GMOs and someone who actually LIKES grassfed beef. I think if they are fighting so hard against labeling the stuff, there's a reason, and it's not just because people with "tin hats" won't buy it.
All other things being equal, we still get to make our own choices. Refusing to label what's in our food negates our right to choose.
Many old friends have, indeed, disappeared. As soon as they linked this to Facebook/Pinterest/etc., we started getting hit-and-run posts, SPAM posts, trolls. We've always had a few, but now we have a lot more. (sigh)
It seems that the Cooking Forum, as I knew it, has been nearly destroyed and I have no idea what will grow to take the place of it. It's been coming for some time, and yet, I still keep coming back.....
My desire to avoid GMO that have been modified to resist glyphosate is not out of ignorance. I am also not against genetic modification. In fact, on Friday I toured a lab at MSU that was working on the genetic modification of many crops, including blueberries. The ways plants can be genetically modified is vast, but the ones on the market have been modified in very few ways, one primary one is to be resistant to glyphosate in order to facilitate more use of that herbicide. The lab I visited was working on the genetics of cold tolerance. The main obstacle to other types of genetic modification in plants is the cost of the basic research--who is going to pay for it? The blueberry industry does not have the vast resources of Monsanto. And Monsanto invested in all that money in genetic research they thought would be most likely to benefit their company. I have no problem with that either, but don't argue it was for the betterment of civilization or for the health of the human race. And if you've ever really delved into the scientific studies on some of these things, you will find that we don't know far more than we know. Certain questions are not asked and not studied because there is little funding to do so.
DDT was deemed safe for many years. But then it was found that the long range effects of it were significant because it didn't break down and built up in the environment because it adhered to fat cells that accumulated in the tissues of animals, including humans. That was not extensively studied in advance. DDT is still used in some countries because they don't care if it does that, they feel the benefits outweigh the costs or else they don't have a choice.
But pests developing resistance to herbicides and pesticides is well known and studied, it is the same process by which bacteria and viruses develop resistance to antibiotics. This is why integrated pest management is preferred and disease prevention is so important. Integrated means pest management is built into the way you do business. And planting thousands of acres of the same crop year after year is just inviting pest trouble, not a system that is designed to be unattractive to pests, just the opposite. So if you farm using this system, you are forever tied to chemical pest control. I'm not picking on farmers, they have a right to do business as they see fit, but I want foods labeled if they have been modified for resistance to glyphosate. There are many industrial uses of corn and soybeans that do no involve eating them, so they can grow their thousands of acres for that if they want, and for the folks who don't mind eating food that has been routinely sprayed with glyphosate. I am not even sure how much of the corn or soybean crop even goes into food.
It's odd to me that folks lump all genetic modification together and then argue that "genetic modification" is safe, when actually we are talking about the widespread use of Bt toxin insecticide and glyphosate, not the genetic modification process itself, which as I started this note by saying, can be used to do a multitude of things, but currently is limited to resistance to a few types of pesticide, which then allows their widespread use. OK, don't label it as genetically modified then, label it as "modified to resist glyphosate" or "modified to contain Bt."
So I want to be clear, I am not concerned about the process of genetic modification, which humans have been doing one way or the other for thousands of years, I am concerned about the specific modification that allows for resistance to glyphosate and also engineering Bt toxins into corn. That one is a problem because Bt is actually an organic pesticide because it breaks down readily in the environment. Using it in such a widespread manner, increases the danger that its effective lifespan will be shortened. I know organic farmers who are totally against this Bt corn because they fear it will eventually take one of their most effective tools out of the equation by speeding up resistance. I'm not even concerned about Bt or glyphosate, it is just the widespread use of them, or in the case of genetically modified corn and soybeans, the mandatory use of them.


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// Destroy everything that enters the trigger function OnTriggerEnter (other : Collider) { Destroy(other.gameObject); }
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Slice the peaches and add to a medium bowl. Sprinkle with a teaspoon of lemon zest, a couple of tablespoons lemon juice, and sugar. Let the peaches sit for 5 minutes, then gently stir in the mint, if using, and the berries.
Halve the cantaloupes and trim the bottoms so they sit flat. Scoop out the seeds and fill with ice cream or sorbet and the Melba topping.
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Can't select Heavy Electric on ITBC
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I recently traded my 2010 1500 for a 2013, and had the dealer install the OEM Trailer brake controller. I cannot get it to change the braking power from light electric to heavy electric. The dealer's techs kept it for almost two days and were unable to figure the problem out, even with chrysler Canada's help.
I access my vehicle settings through my radio, Model: 8.4N (not 8.4AN, which isn't available for Canadian market). I have all 4 brake options listed and can select heavy electric, however my EVIC is only giving me a light electric setting. At a gain of 10 and with full braking power (Meter goes to 100%) I'm not getting enough stopping power. I had an OEM brake controller in the 2010 and the only way I got full power to my trailer brakes was with the heavy electric setting. What I know: ALL Trailer brakes are fine and working (4 trailers all tandem axle) I am getting some stopping power, just not enough. Uconnect software version: 13.15.4 No error codes recorded during trailer towing (dealer verified) I can select all 4 break power settings on the radio, however i should only be able to select heavy or light electric on the 1500. I should not be able to select either of the Hydrolic options. Evic displays everything else to do with the controller properly, just not the heavy electric setting. What I think: Something, somewhere needs to be updated. If anyone knows of a solution or has a suggestion, I could really use some help. REALLY frustrating, but I dont want to take it out on my guys at the dealer. Normally they are excellent. If you have the OEM brake controller and are able to select the Heavy Electric type, I would greatly appreciated your EVIC and/or Uconnect software version number. The pics below illustrate my problem. Thanks Ken |
If I recall correctly Heavy Electric is for 3 Axle trailers. I can select Heavy but it does nothing since I have only 2 axles on my trailer.
You should always use heavy electric on Triaxles, but its not just for them. I should still be able to use it on tandems if i want to. I was always able to on the 2010 ITBC as well as the aftermarket controllers on my 2500s.
Interesting. I can't make it work on my tandem and mine is factory. Wish I had more to offer you. Sorry.
No problem. Thanks.
Same here
My 2013 Ram 2500 won't let me select "Heavy Electric" mode either. I asked the dealer's service mgr. about this, but he was clueless, said he'd have to "study up on it". His first response was that my trailer's brakes were probably weak, and that I shouldn't need the "Heavy" setting. I told him that the manual said "Heavy" was available, and that I should be able to select it, regardless of his opinion of my trailer's brakes!
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The pic below shows an excerpt from my OM. For you in the 2500 you should be able to select all four braking options. For me in the 1500 I should be able to select only Light or Heavy Electric. The Hydrolic options are the only ones that should be unavailable to me. I have four tandem axle trailers and two triaxles. I use this truck to deliver them to job sites empty. When empty my triaxles weigh 2000lbs and my tandems 1500lbs, way below the weight limit of the truck. I was always able to select heavy electric on the ITBC on the 2010. So why is it an issue now? If all the literature states that we can use light and heavy electric on our 1500s why can't I select it? Light electric is not enough power for even the tandems. Everything in writing state's that we should have this feature, and don't forget I had it on the 2010. Does anybody anybody know how I can escalate this to Chrysler Canada. It's really becoming inconvenient now. I have to be taking my 2500s from job sites to deliver empty trailers. |
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Is it true for Glock 17 and 19 Gen 4's have some flaws? I've heard one problem with ejection of shells hitting people in the face. Are there any other issues and have they been corrected?
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Never heard of or experienced an ejection issue with a Gen 4. Wish I could say the same about M&P.
I heard of this problem. They had a 40 cal spring in the 9mm but it was to stiff. It was changed for a weaker recoil spring. I have heard that there were still some issues with weaker cheap ammo until it was broken in. If you look or call Glock they will tell you that 115 grain ammo is to weak. They designed it for 124grain. That's why people get casings in the face. So I've heard hope it helps.
My G19 gen 4 tosses shells to my face more often than I would like. Somewhere on here, somebody posted that the first Glock 19 gen 4 ejectors, which are marked '336', caused shells to be tossed back face. Glock now has different ejectors in the later pistiols. The poster had his ejector changed and no longer has the problem. I just sent mine to Glock to have the ejector changed. I'll let youse know if it solves the problem after I get it back. I would post a link to the post, but I can't find it. He had a couple of nice photos of the different ejectors in the post too.
Look up hickcock45 on YouTube about the gen 4 you talks about it and shows you the one he has.
My son purchased an early G30 Gen 4 and had numerous problems with it. Erratic ejection (including in your face), feed issues and and sight issues. Apparently, his had QC issues beyond the more commonly heard ejection. Sent it back to Glock and they sent him a completely new firearm. New serial number so he had to do the FFL paperwork over again, but the second G30 had no issues. He got an extra couple of mags and a sorry.
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Expression vector
An expression vector, otherwise known as an expression construct, is usually a plasmid or virus designed for protein expression in cells. The vector is used to introduce a specific gene into a target cell, and can commandeer the cell's mechanism for protein synthesis to produce the protein encoded by the gene. The plasmid is engineered to contain regulatory sequences that act as enhancer and promoter regions and lead to efficient transcription of the gene carried on the expression vector.[1] The goal of a well-designed expression vector is the production of significant amount of stable messenger RNA, and therefore proteins. Expression vectors are basic tools for biotechnology and the production of proteins, for example insulin which is used for medical treatments of diabetes.
Elements of expression vectors[edit]
An expression vector has features that any vector may have, such as an origin of replication, a selectable marker, and a suitable site for the insertion of a gene such as the multiple cloning site. The cloned gene may be transferred from a specialized cloning vector to an expression vector, although it is possible to clone directly into an expression vector. The cloning process is normally performed in Escherichia coli, and vectors used for protein expression in organisms other than E.coli may have, in addition to a suitable origin of replication for its propagation in E. coli, elements that allow them to be maintained in another organism, and these vectors are called shuttle vectors.
Elements for expression[edit]
An expression vector must have elements necessary for protein expression. These may include a strong promoter, the correct translation initiation sequence such as a ribosomal binding site and start codon, a strong termination codon, and a transcription termination sequence. There are differences in the machinery for protein synthesis between prokaryotes and eukaryotes, therefore the expression vectors must have the elements for expression that is appropriate for the chosen host. For example, prokaryotes expression vectors would have a Shine-Dalgarno sequence at its translation initiation site for the binding of ribosomes, while eukaryotes expression vectors would contain the Kozak consensus sequence.
The promoter initiates the transcription and is therefore the point of control for the expression of the cloned gene. The promoters used in expression vector are normally inducible, meaning that protein synthesis is only initiated when required by the introduction of an inducer such as IPTG. Protein expression however may also be constitutive (i.e. protein is constantly expressed) in some expression vectors. Low level of constitutive protein synthesis may occur even in expression vectors with tightly controlled promoters.
Protein tags[edit]
After the expression of the gene product, it is usually necessary to purify the expressed protein; however, separating the protein of interest from the great majority of proteins of the host cell can be a protracted process. To make this purification process easier, a purification tag may be added to the cloned gene. This tag could be histidine (His) tag, other marker peptides, or a fusion partners such as glutathione S-transferase or maltose-binding protein. Some of these fusion partners may also help to increase the solubility of some expressed proteins. Other fusion proteins such as green fluorescent protein may act as a reporter gene for the identification of successful cloned genes.
The expression vector is transformed or transfected into the host cell for protein synthesis. Some expression vectors may have element for transformation or the insertion of DNA into the host chromosome, for example the vir genes for plant transformation, and integrase sites for chromosomal insertion.
Some vectors may include targeting sequence that may target the expressed protein to a specific location such as the periplasmic space of bacteria.
Expression systems[edit]
Different organisms may be used to express a target protein, the expression vector used therefore will have elements specific for use in the particular organism. The most commonly used organism for protein expression is the bacterium Escherichia coli. However not all proteins can be successfully expressed in E. coli, and other systems may therefore be used.
The expression host of choice for the expression of many proteins is Escherichia coli as the production of heterologous protein in E. coli is relatively simple and convenient, as well as being rapid and cheap. A large number of E. coli expression plasmids are also available suitable for a wide variety of needs. Other bacteria used for protein expression include Bacillus subtilis.
Most proteins are expressed in the cytoplasm of E. coli, however, not all proteins formed may be soluble in the cytoplasm. Incorrectly folded proteins formed in cytoplasm can form inclusion body which will require refolding. Where necessarily, for example when the protein can only fold correctly in an oxidizing environment due to the presence of disulphide bonds, the protein may be targeted to the periplasmic space by the use of an N-terminal signal sequence. Other more sophisticated systems are being developed; such systems may allow for the expression of proteins previously thought impossible in E. coli, such as glycosylated proteins.[2][3]
The promoters used for these vector are usually based on the promoter of the lac operon or the T7 promoter,[4] and they are normally regulated by the lac operator. These promoters may also be hybrids of different promoters, for example, the tac promoter is a hybrid of trp and lac promoters.[5] Note that most commonly used lac or lac-derived promoters are based on the lacUV5 mutant which is insensitive to catabolite repression. This mutant allows for expression of protein under the control of the lac promoter when the growth medium contains glucose since glucose would inhibit protein expression if wild-type lac promoter is used.[6] Presence of glucose nevertheless may still be used to reduce background expression through residual inhibition in some systems.[7]
Examples of E. coli expression vectors are the pGEX series of vectors where glutathione-S-transferase is used as a fusion partner and protein expression is under the control of the tac promoter,[8][9][10] and the pET series of vectors which uses a T7 promoter.[11]
It is possible to simultaneously express two or more different proteins in E. coli using different plasmids. However, when 2 or more plasmids are used, each plasmid needs to use a different antibiotic selection as well as a different origin of replication, otherwise the plasmids may not be stably maintained. Many commonly-used plasmids are based on the ColE1 replicon and are therefore incompatible with each other; in order for a ColE1-based plasmid to coexist with another in the same cell, the other would need to be of a different replicon, e.g. a p15A replicon-based plasmid such as the pACYC series of plasmids.[12] Another approach would be to use a single two-cistron vector or design the coding sequences in tandem as a bi- or poly-cistronic construct.[13][14]
A yeast commonly used for protein expression is Pichia pastoris.[15] Examples of yeast expression vector in Pichia are the pPIC series of vectors, and these vectors use the AOX1 promoter which is inducible with methanol.[16] The plasmids may contain elements for insertion of foreign DNA into the yeast genome and signal sequence for the secretion of expressed protein. Proteins with disulphide bonds and glycosylation can be efficiently produced in yeast. Another yeast used for protein expression is Kluyveromyces lactis and the protein is expressed driven by a variant of the strong lactase LAC4 promoter.[17]
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is also commonly used for protein expression, for example in yeast two-hybrid system for the study of protein-protein interaction.[18] The vectors used in yeast two-hybrid system contain fusion partners for two cloned genes that allow the transcription of a reporter gene when there is interaction between the two proteins expressed from the cloned genes.
Baculovirus, a rod-shaped virus which infect insect cells, is used as the expression vector in this system. Insect cell lines derived from Lepidopterans (moths and butterflies), such as Spodoptera frugiperda, are used as host. The shuttle vector is called bacmid, and protein expression is under the control of a strong promoter pPolh.[19] It is normally used for production of glycoproteins, although the glycosylations may be different from those found in vertebrates. It is safer to use than mammalian virus as it has a limited host range and does not infect vertebrates.
Many plant expression vectors are based on the Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens.[20] In these expression vectors, DNA to be inserted into plant is cloned into the T-DNA, a stretch of DNA flanked by a 25-bp direct repeat sequence at either end, and which can integrate into the plant genome. The T-DNA also contains the selectable marker. The Agrobacterium provides a mechanism for transformation, integration of into the plant genome, and the promoters for its vir genes may also be used for the cloned genes.
Some plant viruses may be used as vectors since Agrobacterium does not work for all plants. Examples of plant virus used are the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), potato virus X, and cowpea mosaic virus.[21] The protein may be expressed as a fusion to the coat protein of the virus and is displayed on the surface of assembled viral particles, or as an unfused protein that accumulates within the plant. Expression in plant using plant vectors is often constitutive,[22] and a commonly used constitutive promoter in plant expression vectors is the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter.[23][24]
Cultured mammalian cell lines such as the Chinese hamster ovary (CHO), HEK and COS cell lines are used to produce protein. Vectors are transfected into the cells and the DNA may be integrated into the genome by homologous recombination in the case of stable transfection, or the cells may be transiently transfected. Examples of mammalian expression vectors include the adenoviral vectors, the pSV and the pCMV series of vectors. The promoters for cytomegalovirus (CMV) and SV40 are commonly used in mammalian expression vectors to drive protein expression.
Cell-free systems[edit]
E. coli cell lysate containing the cellular components required for transcription and translation are used in this in vitro method of protein expression. The advantage of such system is that protein may be produced much faster than those produced in vivo, but it is also more expensive. Vectors used for E. coli expression can be used in this system although specifically designed vectors for this system are also available. Eukaryotic cell extracts may also be used in other cell-free systems, for example, the wheat germ cell-free expression systems.[25]
Laboratory use[edit]
Expression vector in an expression host is now the usual method used in laboratories to produce proteins for research. Most proteins are produced in E. coli, but for glycosylated proteins and those with disulphide bonds, yeast, baculovirus and mammalian systems may be used.
Production of peptide and protein pharmaceuticals[edit]
Most protein pharmaceuticals are now produced through recombinant DNA technology using expression vectors. These peptide and protein pharmaceuticals may be hormones, vaccines, antibiotics, antibodies, and enzymes.[26] The first human recombinant protein used for disease management was insulin and it was introduced in 1982.[26] Biotechnology allows these peptide and protein pharmaceuticals, some of which were previously rare or difficult to obtain, to be produced in large amount. It also reduces the risks of contaminants such as host viruses, toxins and prions. For example, growth hormone extracted from pituitary glands harvested from human cadavers had caused Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in patients receiving treatment for dwarfism due to prion contamination,[27] and viral contaminants in clotting factor VIII isolated from human blood had resulted in the transmission of viral diseases such as hepatitis and AIDS.[28][29] Such risk is reduced or removed completely when these proteins are produced in non-human cell-lines.
Transgenic plant and animals[edit]
In recent years, expression vectors have been used to introduce specific genes into plants and animals to produce transgenic organisms, for example in agriculture it is used to produce transgenic plants. Expression vectors have been used to introduce a vitamin A precursor, beta-carotene, into rice plants. This product is called golden rice. This process has also been used to introduce a gene into plants that produces an insecticide, called Bacillus thuringiensis toxin or Bt toxin which reduces the need for farmers to apply insecticides since it is produced by the modified organism. In addition expression vectors are used to extend the ripeness of tomatoes by altering the plant so that it produces less of the chemical that causes the tomatoes to rot.[30] There has been controversy over using expression vectors to modify crops due to the fact that there might be unknown health risks, possibilities of companies patenting certain genetically modified food crops, and ethical concerns. Nevertheless, this technique is still being used and heavily researched.
Transgenic animals have also been produced to study animal biochemical processes and human diseases, or used to produce pharmaceuticals and other proteins. They may also be engineered to have advantageous or useful traits. Green fluorescent protein is sometimes used as tags which results in animal that can fluoresce, and this have been exploited commercially to produce the fluorescent GloFish.
Gene therapy[edit]
Gene therapy is a promising treatment for a number of diseases where a "normal" gene carried by the vector is inserted into the genome, to replace an "abnormal" gene or supplement the expression of particular gene. Viral vectors are generally used but other nonviral methods of delivery are being developed. The treatment is still a risky option due to the viral vector used which can cause ill-effects, for example giving rise to insertional mutation that can result in cancer.[31][32] However, there have been promising results.[33][34]
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DebussyRestless under theclairvoyant moon—dreams quiver likecandlelight againsta long-lost muse.
Sundropo n some days I watch you rise and ragewith a new yearfirework fervour–untamed and glorious,pulling the years togetherwith a snap of your fingers.but some days you are languid,stretching like the summer dustingof freckles along your forearms, theslumberous strands of hair shutteringyour sky-eyes from the morning light.on these days, I think the earth spinsslower and the birds sing a littlequieter. on these days, I lookat you and I think:sundrop.
MizpahThe crying windbrings adeluge:lostand blurred atthe edges,youbecomeawhisper.
O FevraleWitching hour, welcomed with a sigh,bare-breasted and ink-stained in the night.Half in love in this half-life half-light;pisat O Fevrale navsnryd, dreamingof the gods. Wanderer, today I died anddied again, and whispered prayersto clasped hands… until the nestleddroplets fell away like sunrays at dusk;and when moonrise came, I sang again.
AsphodelA beckoning:watercolour sky shrinking,too late, teeth fall; pearlsfrom a broken string.Blink and the moon ignites—but the sheets are stillenvelope-stiff.
PeonyAlone, but forthe red boots marchingthrough mycathedral heart: Iam beating echoesin this city of thelost. Ghost-stepping little girl'sdreams, I visit mamain the night; butflowers and wine won'tpay for her light.
ApsaraFind me sunken into thelotus field, bathing skin silvergreen,waist-deep and pinkin sunset, and we will cry:for three-faced elephants,for rain,for the dancers threading gracebetween their fingertips—until I dress in the heaviness,a sarong of heat.
1,001 NightsIn a land ofdreams and dust:the curve ofa half-hazed sun,devoured.
MuselingRed wine ramblescurdle the air, but stillyou dream; half-moonbody curled in thelamp light. I am leaving,I am leaving, choking onsome holy word—the floorboards creak,a sonata for mychangeling shadowwhilst you, hair tangled uponthe pillow, are spun gold.
The WindblownLike a sparrow, you perch; toes curled and brown eyes wide, arms tinted blue with cold. In my haste to reach you I trip upon your shoes, tiny little things still drizzle-damp and abandoned at the door. "What are you doing?!" Your legs stretch for summers as you stand, dress billowing from you like a white flag of surrender. "Ava, come inside. Come inside. Please." You stare past my outstretched hands and step away—a sparrow, caught in a downdraft.
SehnsuchtOctober again;and the curtains billowwith broken glass echoes andMendelssohn's bride waltzingto better times(einzweidrei)She becomes the rain,and breaks her own heart as the sounddripsright through us.
PompeiiDrumbeat from above;trailed by ragged, ashen dogsfed only Vesuvius' shadowuntil the heavens split—sodden map becomespapier-mâché fingers andfrom afar, through a veil of rain,a chorus: the mournful dogs howl,cursing the gods.
SeashineSacred skinwhere heavens and oceancollide,an imprint on salted lungsan echoof aching, ofa moonlit yearning upon therolling tide.
Alla RabiosaScorpio's tail slips low—a mari usque ad mare:from sea to seaover me, a devil in the sky above;and the Huntresspeels dawn like an orange.(Fling meamongst the stars:the Mad Queen's cosmic mirage.)
lovesong for sailorboyRead aloud and explained (somewhat) here.i have always loved words as you love the seabut i have grown to hate prepositionsbecause i have always had wordsabout youwith youto you--but never for you.words for everything except you.but i have words for this, soi'll take them one by one.about.the ocean was your first love andi could always see it in your eyes.most would call them blue--justblue like a swell over a sandbarblue like the spring sky over a poppy field.but i don't think anyonegot as close as i did and they're not bluenot shorebound andsafe--they're gray like the steelbellied sea itselflike the horizon at dawn as itencircles youhems you into an impossibly vast canvaslike a demarcation lineor a promise. one you always chased.with.maybe i had a streak of ocea
ElsewhereNights like these I stay awake watching glass shardsshine in heaven-light, and my mother says that I should go, Elsewhere.Rain doesn't stop for the little losts—underwater at one o'clock;still the streetlights blaze like midnight suns, and whale song driftspast parked cars.Nights like these I am waterlogged, wandering, and I don't findAtlantis just a sofa downtown where the whale lovesongs are raindrop-borne,slipping through the window and dripping onto hands. I remind myself I amonly alone, though missing—the weight of my cat on my feet and mysister's soft sleeping.
CassiopeiaThe sickle moonfalls, and I blossomhenna red.
Sravana VarsaI'm broken branchesin forest trencheskeeping you safe throughout warI'm hidden rain-songslyrical diphthongtrembling by the cooling shoreThe sky is runningwith ghost clouds gunningat the clueless masked lovebirdsThe moist earth swells upfilling leaking cupswith our fruitless crippled words Candlelight flickersleave souls to witheras my bones set in for nightPrevernal daydreamsundone at the seamstease you and wind you up tightMy hair is guided by the sea's deep sighsMy skin is summoned by the auburn glowWe took a vow to live without goodbyesMy hair is guided by the sea's deep sighsI hear bells resounding like last July'sAnd so by another trench shall I goMy hair is guided by the sea's deep sighsMy skin is summoned by the auburn glow
Insecuritiesi could tell you a million talesof when i stared into the abyss,and drowned in the thrashing wavesof my own torturous thoughts,that the dark crevices of my mindbegan dragging me undera sea of endless insecuritiesimprinting on my bones.
.when her love left, it leftthe house emptyand she saysi hope one day it'llcome back to me,cos i don't keep this shotgunon my front porch for nothin'
with thanks to salingerAudio version.it's on those cold morningswhen you are nothing but indrawn breathswirling and knitted up inside too-bigskin and weightless bones--when the horizon arches up againstthe half-thawed tendrils of sunriseand smileswith golden teeth,and smiling, begs--it's on those cold morningswhen leaving is easiest.the car will be cold, and you willshiver, and the engine,much too loud,will smack of blasphemybut you will find peace in the steady rollof tarmac and the yellowing lightspilling across it,with dust motes kicked up and carriedlike fish in the undertow.when you come to that firstcrossroads, it will shock you:the way the decision hangs theretrembling and desperate--but there are no right answers and you will nothesitate. and each successive choicewill be made of its own accord,and you will roll the windows down,and draw down the scent of ear
the inchoate incarnate it's a perfect night to be let go by the militia of our incoherent tumblings; dry like yellow moss percolating through urban automata. how many sublime forests will burn with the charred quietude of our relative sobriety? & how many neuroses can you cure wasting away beneath a weltering sea
NaPoWriMo: Day 2sometimes,i have thissudden urge to cutmy hair.most of the time,i just wish I were anythingother than me.a rocket ship, a bird-the sweet flavored smokeI promised my girlfriendthese briar patch lungswould not in.hale.instead,i have fallen in lovewith the strangest of things-eyes that intimidategodless boys.the way my scarsplay hide and seekwith her hands. -the love lettersthat start and endwith kissespressed against limbs.i make promisesi know i can not keep.but if i were a liari would say i was tiredof writing to the stars.
scraps and sacramentsyou,beautiful siren girl with melodiesentangled in her hair: you areshell-shocked and sea-struckeven though you cannot standthe sensation of sand beneathyour toes.you have fingers for prying, picking,pulling at your skin and nestingin that hollow space betweenyour bones. and if anyone asks,you will swear there are monsterssleeping in the concaves of your ribs;there are ghosts beneath your tongue,embittered, and you are not the wordsyou speak.they say there is an answer, little girl(sometimes you begin to believe you area scarecrow on the border of realitybegging people to turn the other way;and the mirror will agree)how far have you gone? a feather inthe breeze who won't promise to returnagain; there is a wandering warmth inthe hesitation of your harbored fear.where will you be in six months whenthe future has become itself and youare still astray? little one, no one is like youin the way you sway to the cadence of adissonant night. no one knows your
it's the little things that follow you to sleeplately, i've been wasting every minutechoking on inevitabilities; wonderinghow many times i'll promise myselfthis year i'll be different untili move on to something lessunattainable. truthfully, i'm just sorryfor the ones who still thinki'm tryingand i have been waiting anugly amount of years for myprophetic completion-- a love likei say you're beautiful when really i meanyou make my heart stop, likei was born to meet you or perhapsi'm actually breaking some universal lawof equilibrium; loving somethingso unnaturallybeautiful.i want a love like that:napkin poems, handwrittenand tender and accidental collisionsigniting a thousand forest firesbeneath my skin; me,blossoming like a wildfloweron a california highway, baskingin the sun and ignored definitionof earthly limitations. i want to believethat somewhere, there's a boybuilt of summer sunsets and shooting starsfor every homesick girl who neverquite fit in, t
PSit's come to this-- definitionsof memories and people and dreamsI'll never know firsthand like reasons for living;this realization that Iam a stagnant planet, loston its orbit home; thissearch for a justificationto keep on breathing oceanwhen my lungs won't toleratesalt. I woke today in the waterto angels swimming around my feet;coral, pearlescent anchors dragging medown, down, sweetly lullabyingabout you, dear, and the daythe tides washed you away.you are written in my skinas much as the lies I live bydaily. you are the beautiful things:the sun waking up in the morning, thestars pitying at me as I try to fall asleep.the watercolor sky sighing, thevirgin clouds crying, the last notesuiciding itself into silence.
i don't need to sell my soul laughing against frost, kissing stylish arsonists + I still love every sky escaping from your lips
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