The Smoking Gun

[lotr]

Hello dear Friends.

If you have read anything I have posted you may wonder how I have come to form my views. Well, this article embodies what I would label as the 'Morgellons SMOKING GUN'! I'm not suggesting that this exact organism or experiment is responsible for Morgellons but it is something very much like this.

I cannot post links yet so I am posting the text. The website is nanowerk.

Grace.

lotr

nanowerk article:

New bio-hybrid materials could be used as sensors, catalysts, drug-delivery systems, more
(Nanowerk News) Bacteria play a role in myriad industrial processes from fermentation to cleaning up environmental pollution. But floating freely in solution, the microbial cells constantly multiply, generating biomass (emphasis mine) that must be removed periodically, causing downtime. Additionally, the microorganisms cannot be localized to a specific region of interest. (Emphasis mine.)
(There is a very interesting picture here!)
This scanning electron micrograph shows rod shaped Zymomonas mobilis in the cross-linked polymer fibers(emphasis mine). These bio-hybrid materials are insoluble in water, and the bacteria remain immobilized but viable for applications in biotechnology. This particular microbe (Emphasis mine. Are there others? Hmmm.) is used in the production of bioethanol.
Now, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have devised a way to encapsulate bacteria in a synthetic polymer hydrogel(emphasis mine). These new, stable, bio-hybrid materials maintain the microbes’ ability to exchange nutrients and metabolic products with their environment, and could find widespread applications, (emphasis mine) for example, as biosensors, catalysts, drug-delivery systems, or in wastewater treatment. The method and results are described in a paper published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of August 3, 2009.
“In many ways, our research is trying to mimic the biofilms many microorganisms form in nature(emphasis mine),” said Brookhaven Lab materials scientist Dev Chidambaram, corresponding author on the study. “These complex and dynamic communities form when microbes encapsulate themselves in an extracellular polymer matrix, which offers them considerable protection from environmental challenges such as changes in acidity or salinity, and even antimicrobial agents. (emphasis mine)
“Our goal is to develop synthetic biofilms, in the form of bioactive materials that could be produced reliably on an industrial scale, and used or reused continuously for a range of applications. This study, which reports the generation of a very thin polymeric fibrous material in which microbes maintain their ability to function (emphasis mine), represents a significant step toward achieving that goal.”
Previous attempts to encapsulate viable bacteria in insoluble materials suffered from several shortcomings, according to the researchers. Foremost, the encapsulating materials were usually orders of magnitude larger than thin films. Because nutrients or reactants had to diffuse far into these materials to reach the microbes, activity — and microbe viability — suffered as a consequence. (emphasis mine. Apparantly his research has been ongoing with many failed attempts.)
To overcome these problems, the Brookhaven-Stony Brook team used a technique called electrospinning, which uses electrostatic force to produce polymer filaments. In this process, a polymer solution containing the microorganism of interest is spun to create fibers. (emphasis mine.)
One challenge was developing a polymer-solvent system that would not be toxic to the bacteria. Another was achieving a structure with enough porosity to facilitate the transfer of materials such as nutrients and waste products between the microbes and their environment. Additionally, the final material must be made insoluble so it would remain intact in the watery environments envisioned for many potential applications.

The scientists met these challenges through a series of experiments to develop a method for producing their fibers. (emphasis mine) They achieved their objective — an insoluble, fibrous polymeric material in which industrially relevant bacteria were successfully encapsulated and remained viable — using a nontoxic, non-biodegradable, water-soluble polymer known as FDMA as the encapsulating agent, and by cross-linking the fibers in a glycerol solution after encapsulation to prevent the material from dissolving in aqueous environments. (emphasis mine.)
Scanning electron microscope and fluorescent microscopy images reveal the rod-shaped bacteria completely encased within the tiny polymer fibers. (emphasis mine) The fibers form a mesh-like random weave with an open pore structure ideal for use as electrodes, membranes, or filters. Additional tests showed that a high percentage of the bacteria remained viable for up to several months, and their metabolic activity was not affected by immobilization. Yet the encapsulated bacterial cells do not replicate. Therefore no removal of accumulated biomass would be necessary.
The bacteria chosen for this study — from the genera Pseudomonas, Zymomonas, and Escherichia — already have industrial applications, such as fermenting glucose to produce ethanol (a key reaction of biofuel production from plant matter). Insoluble materials containing such bacteria could also be used to develop sophisticated, reusable biosensors, stable drug-delivery systems, and permeable reactive barriers for cleaning up contaminated groundwater.

Source: Brookhaven National Laboratory
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[carla]

Hi Lotr ,
I agree with you and thanks for the links .
carla

[Venetia]

Great info, Lotr- thanks!

Since you can't post links:

'+alt+'

Fair use

Excerpts:



This scanning electron micrograph shows rod-shaped Pseudomonas fluorescens bacterium completely encased within the polymer fibers of an open-weave, porous hydrogel formed by electrospinning. In these bio-hybrid materials, the bacteria remain immobilized but viable for applications in biotechnology. The white scale bar in the lower right corner measures 1 micrometer."



This scanning electron micrograph shows rod shaped Zymomonas mobilis in the cross-linked polymer fibers. These bio-hybrid materials are insoluble in water, and the bacteria remain immobilized but viable for applications in biotechnology. This particular microbe is used in the production of bioethanol.

[Sadsack]

Lotr -

This article underscores many of my posts, both on the "Nanotechnology" thread and elsewhere.

The public, even those suffering from Morgellons, have been very slow to become aware of this technology despite its extensive "infiltration" into everyday life.

I fear that by the time enough people are aware of what is really going on, the horse will not only be out of the barn but be beyond the horizon.

I guess it's a combination of incredulity and stubbornness that has allowed this to not have been explored more fully.

What we know from recent medical findings is that our bodies are unable to remove these particles from the body. Is there a way to "neutralize" their effects? We'll never know if it is not taken very seriously.

SS

[posey]

Anyone wanna bet on whether or not any of the 3 in the pic have active "M"?

With smiles that big I think we all know the answer to that.

Due to the wide environmental contamination of this monster; "why are people smiling" is a thought which often goes through my mind theses days.

I use to think the "heebee gebees" were bad. At least they aren't a "thing". "Creepy Crawlys" are disgusting.

SS, I think you my be right. This will be so far gone in the environment, if it isn't already.

I don't like being afraid of things in life like monsters and boogie men. I always thought that went away when one got older.

I watched Ted K.s funeral today and couldn't help but wonder the thoughts of all those in high places as the Priest said their names and they were spontaneously spotlighted by the cameras, and as the Bible reading were said by the Priest and some family members.

[jonsi]

Nano nano... wonder what food our President, "priests" and elected officials eat? I'll bet it's not Mc Donalds or the crap they sell in the grocery store with all the labeling and packaging describing how healthy it it is.

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
I think this book is a must read...

In the white light,
~jonsi

[carla]

Well it is a documented fact they have a an underground storage base in Greenland or somewhere just for storing seeds .
To ensure the survival of Mankind they say.
Heres a scary Nano article someone sent me .

Scared by "Frankenfoods"? Just Wait for Nanofoods | The Big Money
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[jonsi]

Native Americans are trying to protect their crops from cross pollination of GMO crops.

Heirloom seeds are not affected by GMOs. look at "The Seed Saver's Exchange" (Decorah, Iowa), "Slow Food International". (I'm mentioning a few from the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle)

~jonsi

[Kritters]

Jonsi,

You should hear that book on CD....there is the sound of running water and other sounds (I forget what else) but it's so beautifully done. The author even began eating meat since I believe they started a food commune (yes?) and decided it wasn't wrong to eat meat if raised humanely...

I remember the discussion about the heirloom seeds. Monsanto did away with seeds and only developed annual seeds, which were bio-engineered to grow vegetables and fruits, the seeds of which could not reproduce. Nice, huh? I think I remember reading in some health newsletter that there was such an uprising amongst the local farmers it was changed, but I'm not sure about that.

I wouldn't be surprised (as Carla said) if heirloom seeds in GREENLAND (could we get any farther away?) are there to take to another planet after this one and 80% of the population is either dead or well on its way....

Kritts

[posey]

In the Sept. issue of Prevention Magazine there's an article called "Food Flicks For Thought" They are available via Netflix.

Food, Inc. - The End Of The Line - Dirt! The Movie

I've seen one already, I think it was Fiid, Inc. Farmers are already having an issue with cross pollination, even if it isn't their fault. If Monsanto Roundup Ready Seeds fly off a truck, or blow over from another farmer's field, it then become's Monsanto's crop. This happened to a farmer in Canada.

It's gettin' retty bad. The people in China said they were going to wait 6 or 10 years and see how American kids are healthwise before they have any GMO or GE.