Posted: 07 Nov 2013 01:21 PM PST
That is a really crazy headline,
right? Unfortunately, it is not a joke. Right now, gelatin made
with human DNA fragments is already being used in pharmaceutical drugs and
vaccines, and scientists believe that recent breakthroughs will soon make it
economically feasible to use such gelatin in consumer products such as gummy
bears and marshmallows on a massive scale. So are you ready for gummy
bears made out of people? They are coming. And this is just the tip
of the iceberg. As you will read about below, scientists have also combined
human DNA with mice, rabbits, goats, pigs, sheep and cows. We have
arrived at a time in human history when advances in technology have opened the
door to a lot of things that were once considered to be impossible, and
scientists are having a field day. But in the end, where will all of this
technology end up taking us?
Most people would never even imagine
that the gummy bears that
they are eating could potentially contain human DNA.
Well, from now on you might want to
check, particularly if those gummy bears come from China
In 2011, scientists in Beijing
This is actually a brilliant
breakthrough, because it avoids a whole lot of problems inherent in “natural”
gelatin production. It’s incredibly difficult to get consistent results when
manufacturing gelatin, and consistency is very important with vaccines. Because
gelatin is derived from
animal by-products, it can cause allergic reactions or be off limits to people with ethical or
religious reasons for avoiding animal products.
Pretty gross, eh?
Who wants to eat human DNA?
Certainly not me. I have no
plans to be a cannibal.
Unfortunately, millions of Americans
are already getting human DNA in their pharmaceutical drugs and their vaccines…
In fact, human-derived gelatin is
already in use by the pharmaceutical industry in the manufacture of certain
pills and vaccines. The highly controlled production techniques of the
laboratory offer a more consistent product than “traditional” gelatin, which is made from the bones and
skin of pigs and cows.
Do you know what is in the pills
that you are taking?
You might be eating people right now
without even knowing it.
And guess what? Some genetically-modified crops
contain human DNA as well. The following comes from a recent Natural News article…
Unless
the rice you buy is certified organic, or comes specifically from a farm that
tests its rice crops for genetically modified (GM) traits, you could be eating
rice tainted with actual human genes. The only known GMO with inbred human
traits in cultivation today, a GM rice product made by biotechnology company Ventria
Bioscience is currently being grown on 3,200 acres in Junction City, Kansas
— and possibly elsewhere — and most people have no idea about it.
Since about 2006, Ventria has
been quietly cultivating rice that has been genetically modified (GM) with
genes from the human liver for the purpose of taking the artificial proteins
produced by this “Frankenrice” and using them in pharmaceuticals.
Are you sickened by that?
You should be.
Not only is it becoming more common
for scientists to use human DNA in very bizarre ways, thanks to a recent
breakthrough it will now be much easier for them to modify and change human
DNA. The Independent is reporting that a technique known as “Crispr” will now allow
scientists to very accurately rewrite the DNA of specific individuals without
danger of flaws and mistakes…
For the first time, scientists are able to engineer any
part of the human genome with extreme precision using a revolutionary new
technique called Crispr, which has been likened to editing the individual
letters on any chosen page of an encyclopedia without creating spelling
mistakes. The landmark development means it is now possible to make the most
accurate and detailed alterations to any specific position on the DNA of the 23
pairs of human chromosomes without introducing unintended mutations or flaws,
scientists said.
The technique is so accurate that
scientists believe it will soon be used in gene-therapy trials on humans to
treat incurable viruses such as HIV or currently untreatable genetic disorders
such as Huntington’s disease. It might also be used controversially to correct
gene defects in human IVF embryos, scientists said.
Of course this technology will be
heralded as a way to cure diseases, but there are countless other applications for
this technology and scientists are absolutely giddy about what they could
potentially do with this new tool…
“The efficiency and ease of use is
completely unprecedented. I’m jumping out of my skin with excitement,” said
George Church, a geneticist at Harvard
University
Would you like to run like an
Olympic athlete?
Would you like to be 8 feet tall?
Would you like to have vision like a
cat?
Would you like to have “super
powers” that no other human has had before?
This technology will open up the
door for scientists to create entirely new races of “super humans” and
human/animal hybrids. And once the genie is out of the bottle, it will be
nearly impossible to get it back again.
And of course scientists all over
the world have already been creating bizarre human/animal hybrids for quite
some time now. The following is an excerpt from one of my previous articles…
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Just check out some of the truly
bizarre human-animal hybrid experiments that have been taking place all over
the globe according to a recent Slate article…
Not long ago, Chinese scientists embedded genes
for human milk proteins into a mouse’s genome and have since created herds of
humanized-milk-producing goats. Meanwhile, researchers at the University of
Michigan have a method for putting a
human anal sphincter into a mouse as a means of finding better treatments
for fecal incontinence, and doctors are building animals with
humanized immune systems to serve as subjects for new HIV vaccines.
Are you disgusted by those examples?
You should be.
Here are some other ways that humans
and animals are being combined…
And these are just the things that
we know about.
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So what is coming next?
Well, according to a new exhibition
entitled “GROW YOUR OWN” at Science Gallery in Dublin , Ireland
Cheese made with bacteria from a human
armpit? An ‘Elvis mouse’ with DNA
from the king of rock and roll? Humans giving birth to
dolphins? GROW YOUR OWN at Science Gallery has
plenty to leave you scratching your head (and possibly holding your nose). The
exhibition, which opened last week, explores the weird and often wonderful
world of synthetic biology (or synbio), an emerging field that looks to apply
engineering to biology to come up with ‘parts’ that can be used to design
solutions, much like you would engineer a circuit or programme software.
Perhaps the most shocking part of
the exhibition is a display named “I Wanna Deliver a Dolphin“. The following is how this
display is described…
I Wanna Deliver a Dolphin… imagines
a point in the future, where humans will help this species by the advanced
technology of synthetic biology. A ‘dolp-human placenta’ that allows a human
female to deliver a dolphin is created, and thus humans can become a surrogate
mother to endangered species. Furthermore, gourmets would be able to enjoy the
luxury of eating a rare animal: an animal made by their own body, raising
questions of the ownership of rare animal life, and life itself.
If you want to check this sickening
display out, you can find it right here.
So what do you think about all of
this technology? Please feel free to share your feelings by posting a
comment below…
About the author: Michael T. Snyder is
a former Washington D.C.
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