Selling The Terminator Seed

To The World

God Will Allow The Anti-Christ

To Control The Food Supply

No One Will Eat In The Tribulation Without The Mark Of The Beast

If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. Behold, I will corrupt your seed... (Mal. 2:2-3).

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six (Rev. 13:16-18).

Is Monsanto Going to Develop or Sell "Terminator" Seeds?

Jan 10, 2010

Is Monsanto Going to Develop or Sell "Terminator" Seeds?

Monsanto's For The Record

http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto_today/for_the_record/monsanto_terminator_seeds.asp

     Through modern biotechnology, it may be possible to develop crops that will not produce viable offspring seeds or that will produce viable seeds with specific genes switched-off. Gene Use Restriction Technology (GURT) includes a range of technologies employed at the genetic level, designed to limit the use or spread of specific genetic material in agriculture. Sterile seed technology is a type of GURT in which seed produced by a crop will not grow. Dubbed “terminator technology” in the popular press, many have expressed concerns that sterile seed technology might pose a threat to the livelihood and way of life of small landholder farmers in developing countries. These farmers have saved seeds to plant the next crop for centuries.

     Monsanto has never developed or commercialized a sterile seed product. (They just bought out the company and patents of the company that did). Sharing many of the concerns of small landholder farmers, Monsanto made a commitment in 1999 not to commercialize sterile seed technology in food crops. We stand firmly by this commitment. We have no plans or research that would violate this commitment in any way.

     It’s true that GURTs offer certain benefits. GURTs can be used to limit the use or spread of specific genetic material in agriculture. For example, technology developers can invest in beneficial traits and utilize GURT to ensure specific traits are available only to farmers wanting to pay for and use the traits. GURTs also help with the stewardship of biotech crops by offering a means to ensure that biotech genetic material is present only in intended agricultural settings.

     Monsanto sees both the positive and negative aspects of GURT and understands there are some uses which would not involve sterile seeds but which would be beneficial for small landholder farmers. For instance, it may be possible to create varieties where farmers can save and plant seeds, but the offspring seed does not carry the biotech trait. If Monsanto should decide to move forward in the area of GURTs, we would do so in consultation with experts and stakeholders, including NGOs. Our commitment to protecting smallholder farmers and our promise not to commercialize sterile seed technology will carry forward with these developments, should they occur....

How Biotechnology Works

Jan. 10, 2010

How Biotechnology Works

Monsanto's Science

http://www.monsanto.com/products/science/biotechbasics.asp

     The DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) from different organisms is essentially the same — simply a set of instructions that directs cells to make the proteins that are the basis of life. Whether the DNA is from a microorganism, a plant, an animal or a human, it is made from the same materials.

     Throughout the years, researchers have discovered how to transfer a specific piece of DNA from one organism to another. The first step in transferring DNA is to "cut" or remove a gene segment from a chain of DNA using enzyme "scissors.”

     The researcher then uses the "scissors" to cut an opening in the recipient DNA where the gene is to be inserted. Because the cut ends of both the gene segment and the recipient DNA are chemically "sticky," they attach to each other, forming a chain of DNA that now contains the new gene. To complete the process, researchers use another enzyme to paste or secure the new gene in place.

     Monsanto scientists pioneered the application of this technique for use in plants.  Subsequent decades of research have allowed Monsanto specialists to apply their knowledge of genetics to use these biotechnology techniques to improve large-acre crops such as corn, soybeans and cotton. Our researchers work carefully to ensure that, except for the addition of a beneficial trait, improved crops are the same as current crops.

The Industry

Jan 10, 2010

The Industry

Ban Terminator

http://www.banterminator.org/The-Issues/The-Industry

     In 1999, Monsanto and Syngenta (then AstraZeneca) both stated that they would not use Terminator - but Syngenta continues to win new patents on Terminator and Monsanto now owns the original Terminator patent. Monsanto bought Delta & Pine Land in 2007 and is now the owner of the first Terminator patent, developed by that company with the US Department of Agriculture. Delta & Pine Land was testing Terminator in greenhouses in the US and had publicly vowed to commercialize the technology.

     In 1999, Monsanto stated, "we are making a public commitment not to commercialize sterile seed technologies, such as the one dubbed ‘Terminator.’" But in 2005 Monsanto reworded this original pledge to only apply to food crops: "Monsanto made a commitment not to commercialize sterile-seed technologies in food crops. It continues to stand by that commitment today, but Monsanto people constantly reevaluate this stance as technology develops." Monsanto apologized for this "added language" and restated in a letter to the Ban Terminator Campaign (Feb 27, 2006) that, "We stand by our commitment to not use genetic engineering methods that result in sterile seeds. Period."

     “We’ve continued right on with work on the Technology Protection System [Terminator]. We never really slowed down. We’re on target, moving ahead to commercialize it. We never really backed off.” – Harry Collins, Delta & Pine Land, 2000 (from Agra/Industrial Biotechnology Legal Letter).

     Monsanto's pro-Terminator position came to light in 2003 when the International Seed Federation (ISF) released a position paper on Terminator or GURTs (genetic use restriction technology - the scientific name for Terminator) that defends its supposed potential benefits and extols the theoretical virtues of Terminator for small farmers and Indigenous peoples. The paper was co-authored by Roger Krueger, Seed Quality and Policy Lead at Monsanto and Harry Collins of Delta & Pine Land.

     “Once developed, we intend licensing of this technology to be widely available to other seed companies,” – Delta & Pine Land, August 31, 2004. It is clear that we cannot rely on the goodwill of multinational corporations not to develop Terminator. Terminator technology will become a commercial reality unless governments take action to ban genetic seed sterilization. The top 10 seed companies now control half of the world’s commercial seed sales.

Terminator Technology and Genetic Contamination

Jan. 10, 2010

Terminator Technology and Genetic Contamination

http://www.banterminator.org/The-Issues/Biosafety/Terminator-Technology-and-Genetic-Contamination

     The biotechnology industry is vigorously asserting that Terminator technology – genetic seed sterilization technology - offers a means of preventing the unwanted flow of genes from genetically modified (GM) crops. The industry argues that Terminator offers ‘biosafety’ benefits.

     Corporations are increasingly worried about legal liability and bad public relations resulting from the unwanted spread of genetic material from GM crops and the contamination of conventional and traditional seed stocks with GM seeds. The realities of contamination threaten to stop the approval of new GM crops that are potentially lucrative for corporations, including “pharma” crops (plants modified to produce pharmaceutical compounds) and genetically modified trees. The biotechnology industry is eager to persuade the public that biotechnology can fix the GM contamination problem it has caused.

     It is ironic that, in response to heightened concerns about genetic pollution, the industry is promoting Terminator technology as a ‘biosafety’ tool, which requires even further genetic modification and the introduction of additional modified genes. The argument put forward is that engineered sterility offers a built-in safety feature: if modified genes (whether pharma genes, herbicide resistance genes or Terminator genes) from a GM Terminator crop get transferred to related plants via cross-pollination, the seed produced from such pollination would be sterile – it would not germinate, thus contamination would not spread. However, this scenario fails even in its design to offer any protection against trans-gene contamination of harvested seed used as food or feed, since the genetic sequences, and possibly proteins, from engineered genes (both trait genes and Terminator genes) would be present after cross pollination, irrespective of intended seed sterility.

     Terminator is designed to maximize industry profits, not stop contamination Corporations have always been clear that Terminator was developed to be a patent protection tool. “The new technique is to protect U.S. technology and seed patents,” stated Terminator inventor Melvin Oliver from the United States Department of Agriculture. Delta & Pine Land, a US-based company that is developing Terminator seeds, refers to its method of genetic seed sterilization as their “Technology Protection System” because it is designed to prevent farmers from re-planting the company’s genetically modified seed. The corporate seed industry began stressing the ‘environmental’ arguments for Terminator after global protest threatened to shut down development and commercialization of the technology.

    Monsanto’s activities show what biotechnology corporations really want with Terminator. The company is vigorously suing farmers in the United States and Canada for allegedly infringing patents by saving seeds that contain Monsanto’s proprietary genes. As a means of preventing farmers from re-using patented seed without paying, Terminator would be the perfect solution for Monsanto and other biotechnology corporations. If commercialized, Terminator technology would allow Monsanto to enforce protection over its patents while avoiding costly lawsuits, high-priced lawyers and the bad publicity generated by taking farmers to court.

Conclusion

     The Global Government of the Anti-Christ will use the terminator seed to force people to take the mark of the beast. If people cannot grow their own food then they will have to buy the food. If people do not have the mark of the beast during the tribulation then they will not be able to buy food. The meat industry, farmers, ranchers, and pet owners will be forced to tag all their animals. If an owner of an animal does not have a tagged animal that shows ownership of their animals or the owner themselves are not tagged with the mark of the beast then they are arrested or killed. Either people will worship the anti-Christ and take his mark or they will be killed or starve to death during the tribulation.

If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name (Rev 14:9-11).