Tuesday, April 24, 2012

More Articles on Gene Modifications

I want to start by saying that Blogger has changed it's format and I am not used to the changes so I may make some formatting or others mistakes. I found these articles and wanted to share them with my readers so that they would be current in understanding where science is at in regards to manipulating the genetic code to modify humans. The first article discusses how stem cells can be used to possibly cure AIDS. It also mentions how mice were genetically modified to grow human cells. Mail Online- Could a cure for AIDS be on the horizon? Genetically engineered human stem cells can hunt down and 'kill' HIV inside the body The second article is how California is about to begin stem cell testing on humans. The article says that some of the research is so far along that it could be submitted to the FDA for approval. This is not science fiction anymore, this is right around the corner. Central Coast News - Stem Cell Research is Moving Along in California The third article discusses how scientists in England secretly combined genes from humans and animals over the course of three years. Mail Online - 150 human animal hybrids grown in UK labs: Embryos have been produced secretively for the past three years Finally we come to the fourth article. It is about the creation of synthetic DNA. The article says that someday will be able to create all kinds of new life forms. iO9 - We Come From the Future - XNA is synthetic DNA that’s stronger than the real thing So if you have read all of the articles you should understand that genetic modification is being done now and is ready to be used in human trials. The truth is that we have every reason to believe that this has already occurred in Russia, China and North Korea. What type of viruses might these new life forms create? We already know that their is an intent to modify humans to live twice as long. We are basically living the plot from "I Am Legend" and there is no telling where it will lead.