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GLOBAL NEWS studies that unequivocally prove there is a relationship between the low-level radiation constantly being released by nuclear plants and substantial increases in rates of cancer in the residents living within close proximity to nuclear facilities. The US and UK governments do not recognise the results of these reports, even though much of the information and methodology was obtained using data from Chernoby provided by hundreds of Russian scientists. Even with three core meltdowns, the public and the rest of the world were not made aware of what was actually taking place. In some cases, the nuclear industry actually used the event to promote the safety o the reactors that survived the 1 March earthquake. (Source: Herald de Paris, 12 July 201, via http://nuclearfreeplanet.org) GENETIC MODIFICATION GONE WILD: 10 SIGNS THAT OUR WORLD MAY SOON RESEMBLE A REALLY BAD SCI-FI MOVIE by Michael Snyder Di you know that, today, scientists are actually producing mice that tweet like birds, cats that glow in the dark, "monster salmon", "spider goats", cow/human hybrids, pig/human hybrids and even mouse/human hybrids? The very definition of life on Earth is changing right before our eyes. For decades, scientists around the globe have been fooling around with DNA and have been transplanting genes from one species to another. But now technology has advanced so dramatically that just about the only thing limiting scientists is their imagination. The things you are about to read about below are truly bizarre. In recent years, science has really "pushed the envelope" and scientists all over the planet are quite eager to push it even further. 1. In China, scientists have inserted human genes into the DNA of dairy cow embryos. At this point, approximately 200 hybrid cows have been successfully produced. These cows can produce milk that is virtually identical to human breast milk. The scientists hope to have huge herds of these cows producing an alternative to human breast milk soon, and they hope to have this "milk" sold in global supermarkets within three years. 2. In Canada, scientists at the University of Guelph, Ontario, have produced what they are calling "enviropigs". These “enviropigs"” have had genes from mice spliced into them, and according to the scientists they produce less phosphorus in their "poop", so they are being touted as "environmentally friendly". Authorities in both the USA and Canada are evaluating whether or not to allow these "enviropigs" into the food supply. 3. Scientists in Japan have created a genetically modified mouse that tweets like a bird. 4. One US corporation can now produce a very muscular "monster salmon" which can grow up to three times as fast as normal salmon do. 5. Scientists can now produce cats that glow in the dark. A genetically modified cat, named Mr Green Genes, is the very first fluorescent cat in the USA. But Mr Green Genes is not the first "glow-in-the-dark cat” in the world. That honour went to a cat created by a team of scientists in South Korea. 6. In Japan, scientists have discovered that they can grow rat organs inside mice. The researchers hope to use the same technology to grow human organs inside pigs. 7. In Missouri, USA, creatures that are part pig and part human are being grown with the goal of providing organs for human transplants. 8. Scientists at Rockefeller University have injected human genes into mice. These "humanised mice" are being used to study the spread of the hepatitis C virus. 9. US scientists have discovered that they can actually "grow" new human organs from scratch. In addition to bladders, scientists have engineered new skin, bone, cartilage, corneas, windpipes, arteries and urethras. 10. Canadian company Nexia has genetically modified goats to be part spider. The genetic modification process causes these "spider goats" to produce spider silk protein in their milk. This spider silk protein is collected, purified and spun into incredibly strong fibres. These fibres are tougher than Kevlar®, more flexible than nylon and much stronger than steel. As frightening as all of those examples may sound, the truth is that the genetic modification of plants has gone even further than the genetic modification of animals. (Source: Michael Snyder, contributing writer, BlackListedNews.com, 27 June 200, http://tinyurl.com/3duleze) WORLD POPULATION TO HIT SEVEN BILLION IN OCTOBER Th UN commemorated World Population Day on 11 July against the backdrop of an upcoming landmark event: global population hitting the seven billion mark by late October this year. According to projections, in 2025 it will be eight billion. The world's five most populous countries are China (1.3 billion), ndia (1.2 billion), the USA (310.2 million), Indonesia (242.9 million) and Brazil (201.1 million). Africa's population has more than tripled during the second half of the 20th century, growing from 230 million to 811 million. As a result, Africa has become more populous han Europe. Nigeria, Africa's most populous country at 158 million, is expected to grow to 730 million by century's end, making it larger than Europe's projected population of 675 million. (Source: Global Research, Canada, 8 July 2on1, http://tinyurl.com/su80zb9) NEXUS ¢ 9 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2011 www.nexusmagazine.com