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World's First Low Radiocarbon Food May Reduce Risks of Cancer and Birth Defects, and Possibly Even Slow the Aging Process

Friday, December 12, 2008 General News
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AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 12 An Ohio-based company hassuccessfully grown the first Low Radiocarb(TM) food, in this case soybeans,with significantly lower levels of harmful radioactive carbon-14 than normallyfound in food. Infants and children nourished with safer, low radiocarbonLifeBlocks(TM) foods will suffer tens of billions fewer genetic damage eventsover their lifetime. By reducing genetic damage, risks of cancer and birthdefects may also be reduced. Since genetic damage may also play a major rolein the aging process, this new food may even increase human longevity.
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An interesting and unusual artifact from this work is that the first twosoybeans analyzed, although harvested on Oct. 26 of this year, were about 7800to 8500 years old as determined by the radiocarbon dating method.
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Radiocarb Genetics, Inc. managed to grow its unique low radiocarbonsoybeans in a custom greenhouse using patented and proprietary processes. Thesecret to their process is the use of special carbon dioxide that containsvirtually no radioactive carbon-14. Although the crop was provided with thisspecial CO2 for less than half of the growing season, the final soybeansanalyzed had 63-66% less radiocarbon than normal. The company plans tooptimize its processes to eliminate up to 99% of the radiocarbon in the mostcritical food components. They will also be growing algae to produceaffordable low radiocarbon amino acid and nucleotide nutritional supplementsthat can be used in infant formula, baby foods, and child and maternal dietarysupplements.

All ordinary food, whether from plants, livestock, or fish, even iforganic, is contaminated with trace levels of radiocarbon that is naturallyproduced in the atmosphere from cosmic rays. This well-known fact is the basisof the radiocarbon dating method used to date ancient artifacts. Lesswell-appreciated is that this radiocarbon becomes incorporated into the bodiesof growing children where it causes genetic damage. Radiocarbon is permanentlytaken up into DNA of brain cells during pregnancy, infancy, and earlychildhood and remains there for life. However, low radiocarbon infant andchild nutrition can prevent radiocarbon uptake into brain cells, offeringlifetime BrainGuard(TM) protection from genetic damage.

A scientific paper published by Dr. Chris Williams, President of RadiocarbGenetics, in the international journal Environmental Chemistry Letters furtherexplains the interaction between radiocarbon, food, cancer and aging. Asurprising side benefit of growing low radiocarbon food is that it can helprecycle greenhouse gas emissions and could play a role in fighting globalwarming. The complete article is available online athttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10311-007-0100-7, or at the company's web site(http://www.radiocarb.com).

Radiocarb Genetics is seeking business partners and investors to helpbring low radiocarbon nutrition to health conscious consumers in the nearfuture.

This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information,visit http://www.ereleases.com.Contact: Chris Williams, Ph.D. 216-526-6099 [email protected]

SOURCE Radiocarb Genetics
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