green almost black slimy mold that produces a deadly poison called mycotoxins. It often grows on cellulose based items like straw and paper after coming into contact with water. Stachybotrys enters a person’s system through the spores. Spores are tiny seed like structures which are produced in the mold. Mold spores are invisible to an person’s naked eye. The spores multiply promptly after coming into contact with water. Mycotoxins are present on the surface of these spores. Once the mold dries…
and sensitivity is quite difficult to diagnose due to how broad the symptoms are that often lead to a misdiagnoses which cause more harm. The United States has extremely poor mycotoxin regulation. Poor factory farming practices, changes in soil by pesticides, changes in agriculture all affect and contribute to mold. Mycotoxins such as aflatoxin are especially dangerous to our biology. Aflatoxin is a species of mold that is “carcinogenic to humans and can be found in common food items like…
The applications of Bt corn are to produce a better quality corn that resists pests and parasites and will yield larger crops even in poor environmental conditions. The Cry1AB protein or Bt delta endotoxin located inside the Bt corn, is what is used to kill off Lepidoptera larvae, specifically the European corn borer, as they hatch and begin to feed on the plant as the protein is made by the plant in the tissue where these feed at. The Cry protein acts as a synthetic insecticide and is not…
disputed to this day and the results are still inconclusive. In 1981, United States Secretary of State Alexander Haig accused the Soviet Union on supplying the communist states in Vietnam and Laos with “Yellow Rain”. Alexander Haig believed that T-2 mycotoxins were used as a counterinsurgency warfare. Through scientific research, this theory that the Soviet Union was not responsible for the chemical weapon Yellow Rain which introduced other allegations. Even with information the US…
Combined chemical and biological control of Fusarium and nematode species associated with Eldana saccharina in sugarcane Introduction Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidea) is a serious pest in maize, sorghum and in all sugarcane regions of South Africa. It is an African native with a wide distribution within South Africa and has a number of natural hosts including the water sedges Cyperus dives and Cyperus papyrus (Assefa et al., 2008; Webster et al., 2005; Rutherford, 2015). The…
Food security and nutrition is important in Togo so all residents have safe and nutritious foods to meet their dietary needs and prevent them from disease. Lack of food security leads to malnutrition, which “can result in negative physical outcomes such as inadequate growth, stunting, and wasting, as well as negative impacts on mental development”(Wendland, 2008). Despite the physical effects malnutrition is often “the underlying cause of death from routine infections and parasites”(Wendland,…
Is it safe to remove the mold from your bread and eat it? We have all done this even though we seldom want to tell it. You check the bread drawer, you take two slices of bread for a sandwich and there you find it, on the surface of your bread, a small circle of mold. The dinner killer! Still who cares, it is just a small bit, I will remove it and eat the good part, what is the worst that could happen? I'm not going to let a small mold spot waste a whole slice of bread. So, if you’ve done this,…
Running head: DANGERS OF GMOS AND HEALTH EFFECTS ON ANIMALS: IS IT SAFE? Dangers of GMOs and Health Effects on Animals: Is It safe? Aliyah Panizzi Longwood University DANGERS OF GMOS AND HEALTH EFFECTS ON ANIMALS: IS IT SAFE? In discussions of GMOs, one controversial issue has been on the dangerous effects GMOs have on animal health. On the one hand, some scholars like Zhang and Shi state in their conclusion that GM plants have no effect on the organisms that consume them. On the other…
In February of 2015, a class action lawsuit was filed against the Nestle Purina PetCare Company claiming that one of the company’s most popular dog food brands contains toxins that are poisoning and even killing people’s pets. This lawsuit was filed in California in federal court by pet owner, Frank Lucido, who alleged that thousands of dogs have become ill or died as a result of eating Beneful dry kibble dog food. The Lucido family owned three dogs, a four-year-old German Shepherd, an…