Genetic engineering: genetic modification at the expense of health?

31.05.2022 | www.kla.tv/22678

Since 2012, a new method has been used in genetic engineering, the so-called gene scissors CRISPR/Cas. This technology can be used to modify the genetic material of living organisms. In 2015, researchers used it to correct a genetic defect in human embryos for the first time. A study by Uppsala University shows that this in the forefront promising method is not without danger. There the scientific team found out that CRISPR/Cas can cause major structural changes in the DNA of zebrafish. This is because this method can be used to "cut" the genome, i.e. the genetic material, and insert or remove DNA sections. However, the genetic scissors can also cut into the genome in undesirable places. In the zebrafish, undesired changes have also been passed on to the offspring. The latest study thus confirms older reports that showed unintended effects of this genetic engineering procedure. This "scientific advance" would open the door for the purposes of genetic "enhancement" of humans and could thus have unforeseeable, destructive effects on humanity, as well as on other living beings and the environment. Is this what we want?

from pr. /sak.

Sources/Links: CRISPR/Cas-Technologie: www.gentechfrei.ch/de/gentechfreimagazin/2021
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https://www.testbiotech.org/aktuelles/unbeabsichtigte-veraenderungen-durch-crisprcas-zeigen-neuartige-risiken
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.10.05.463186v1
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