Bean breeding at CIAT in Kawanda, Uganda.

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The Journal Advances in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (AGEB) promotes rigorous research that makes a significant contribution in advancing knowledge for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. AGEB includes all major themes pertaining to Genetic Engineering and recombinant DNA technology.

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Documenting the impact of improved climbing beans in Rwanda.

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Entomology Technician Hasim Mohammed spread blood over the surface of the sheep-blood agar with a sterile spreader. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)

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is this what all mice would look like if they had no hair? I dont believe they could be that wrinkly. I think this one is getting on in his years maybe.

rough translation: preserve our beloved hawaiian taro with dignity

news article here.

Entomology technician Rudi Boigner checking tsetse pupae. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)

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Tsetse pupae are ready to emerge after 30 days. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)

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A laboratory technician is separating egg larvae of the Tsetse fly according to their size. This photo was taken at the Entomology Unit of the IAEA's Seibersdorf Laboratories. (IAEA Seibersdorf, Austria, 4 August 2000)

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A laboratory technician examines a tsetse fly at the Entomology unit at Seibersdorf. (IAEA Seibersdorf, Austria, 4 August 2000)

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Laboratory technician Viwat Wornoayporn checking the emergence rate of fruit fly. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)

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Tsetse flies feeding at the Entomology Unit at Seibersdorf. (IAEA Seibersdorf, Austria, 4 August 2000)

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When all God's children on this Earth inherit all our plans.

Taken at the March Against Monsanto, Oct 12, 2013, Tempe (Phoenix), AZ. Look up the history of Monsanto on the internet. Educate yourself about the health dangers of gmos by watching geneticroulettemoviedotcom.

Documenting the impact of improved climbing beans in Rwanda.

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Documenting the impact of improved climbing beans in Rwanda.

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Fruit fly brown pupae male only (genetic sexing strain). (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)

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Documenting the impact of improved climbing beans in Rwanda.

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A carotene sample. Ongoing work to improve the micronutrient content of staple crops as part of the AgroSalud Project.

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Showing the difference of brown pupae males and white pupae females. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)

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SINS OF THE FLESH, the first book in an exciting new paranormal suspense series from Grand Central Publishing. Available Ocotber 27, 2009.

Caterina Shaw’s days are numbered. Her only chance for survival is a highly experimental gene treatment – a risk she willingly takes. But now Caterina barely recognizes herself. She has new, terrifying powers, an exotic, arresting body — and she’s been accused of a savage murder, sending her on the run.

Mick Carrera is a mercenary and an expert at capturing elusive, clever prey. Yet the woman he’s hunting down is far from the vicious killer he’s been told to expect: Caterina is wounded, vulnerable, and a startling mystery of medical science. Even more, she’s a beautiful woman whose innocent sensuality tempts Mick to show her exactly how thrilling pleasure can be. The heat that builds between them is irresistible, but surrendering to it could kill them both . . . for a dangerous group is plotting its next move using Caterina as its deadly pawn.

This is a replica of the grave of Pacal the Great. He ruled the western part of the Maya states for the most part of the 7th century. According to sources he was a great ruler and ruled on times when the Mayan culture was at it's finest. His grave was discovered in 1948 and there has been an interesting discussion going on about whether the bones in the stone coffin are really his or not as the skull's teeth are not nearly as worn as should be expected from a person that would have reached his age. Those who swear by this being him base their claim on the fact that as a royalty Pacal would have been chewing softer food than the common rubble. Whatever the truth might be, his replica-ed body looked pretty darn creepy.

Most importantly, the lid of the coffin was one of the examples used by Erich von Däniken to try and demonstrate that the Gods had indeed been astronauts from another planet. It's also the cover of his bestselling book "Chariots of the Gods?" or in icelandic "Voru guðirnir geimfarar?". I read this book over and over as a kid and I am afraid that it contribued greatly to creating the basis for my love for B movies and all things loony. I would have peed my pants from excitement at seven had anyone told me I would one day travel far enough to see the actual coffin lid. And now, this is perhaps something I should keep to myself but in retrospect I suspect that this book is also what awoke my interest in history and the human sciences.

I strongly recommend this museum, it has the most amazing artifacts on display and does so in a facinating and interesting way. The use of multimedia is moderate but well excecuted and the lightning in the big halls is amazing. Not all information is translated to english but well over half of it was is which was more than enough to keep me engaged for hours. I would have enjoyed this museum more though if I had read a tiny bit up on mexican pre-columbus history beforehand as it is obviously aimed at mexicans rather than foreigners.

Carotene samples. Ongoing work to improve the micronutrient content of staple crops as part of the AgroSalud Project.

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Adult fruit fly in the colony cage. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)

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Hanging fruit fly eggs in the colony cage. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)

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Small colony Oriental fruit fly cages. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)

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Tsetse fly adults in a cage. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)

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A cage of tsetse fly adults. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)

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More scary facts about GMO Food.

An agricultural research Scientist grinds rice leaves to extract DNA as part of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) procedure to determine the presence of alleles or genes with known function or importance.

Part of the image collection of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

Ongoing work to improve the micronutrient content of staple crops as part of the AgroSalud Project.

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Ongoing work to improve the micronutrient content of staple crops as part of the AgroSalud Project.

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Close up showing how fruit fly larvae grow in artificial diet. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)

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Documenting the impact of improved climbing beans in Rwanda.

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Bean planting in Darién, Colombia.

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English after Thai.

ราชบุรี, 7 มีนาคม 2552 -- สมาชิกและอาสาสมัครกรีนพีซ และเกษตรกรราชบุรี ร่วมปลูกข้าวอินทรีย์ในแปลงนาขนาด 10 ไร่ เพื่อสร้างสรรค์ศิลปะบนนาข้าวผืนแรกในประเทศไทย ในจังหวัดราชบุรี ซึ่งภายในอีก 4 เดือนข้างหน้า นาข้าวผืนนี้จะงอกงามกลายเป็นศิลปะอันสวยงามสะท้อนวิถีชีวิตของชาวนาไทย ด้วยภาพชาวนาใส่หมวกฟาง และถือเคียวร่วมกันเกี่ยวข้าว | ลิขสิทธิ์ภาพ: กรีนพีซ/วินัย ดิษฐจร

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Ratchaburi, Thailand, 7 March 2009 –Greenpeace supporters, volunteers and farmers planted organic rice today in a bid to create the first ever art on a rice field in Thailand. The 10-rai rice field in Ratchaburi province will grow into a beautiful art in the next 4 months to show an image of farmers wearing straw hats and suing sickle to harvest rice. | Photo COPYRIGHT by Greenpeace / Vinai Dithajohn

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Mr. Sohel Ahmad from the entomology unit at seibersdorf checking olive fruit fly larvae in the cellulose diet. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)

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Agricultural research technicians performs a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) procedure to determine the presence of alleles or genes with known function or importance.

Part of the image collection of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

Bean breeding at CIAT in Kawanda, Uganda.

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It's the BioTech Ben Affleck!

Adam had the whole audience laughing (albeit nervously) with his rapid-fire enumeration of buzzwords like "novelty eugenics."

An agricultural research technician performs a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) procedure to determine the presence of alleles or genes with known function or importance.

Part of the image collection of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

Greenpeace set up a stand right beside the FDP, protesting the latter's advocacy of atomic energy and genetic engineering. (I have no idea whether they actually do or not, but that's what Greenpeace says.)

A magnifying glass focussing on a section of a DNA strand. Very high resolution 3D render.

Washington DC Oct. 12, 2013

On a family farm tucked between rolling hills of Masopane, 40 km outside of South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, 35-year-old Sophie Mabhena is dreaming big about her crop of genetically modified (GM) maize.

False Shiva (aka “Monsanto Man” ) appears benevolent, hiding behind a beloved Shiva mask, his stance and multiple arms a poor imitation of the real Shiva. He is surrounded by dead and dying leaves, and a gold lasso to “Round Up” his victims, which include GM Corn, Soy, Rice and Beets. He holds in his hands a poison apple, a leafy noose with the bodies of hanging Indian suicide farmers, and a Wall Street Journal, which is also his dhoti. He stands victorious in his “merciless” Nike golf shoes, on the body of Mother Earth, whose basket of fresh fruit is scattered.

Yeah yeah, I know it’s bleak, but a lot of religious kitsch is pretty bleak too!

This is the second in a series of “Corporate Icons” I am working on – icons for a new and dismal age of rule by Corporate Demons. So far I have used Byzantine and Hindu religious kitsch as inspiration – look for Western medieval and Persian illuminated manuscripts for the next ones.

Mixed media - acrylic on wood panel, leaves are made out of shrinky dinks. Large - 24" x 30"