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New Gene-Altering Drug Paves Way for Mass Modification
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lol you’re succeeding in persuading me CMC
Anyway, I agree with you that anyone might benefit from the drug and that we are free to choose whether to use it or not. It’s a pleasure chatting with you CMC. Thanks again.
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Do you really think that it’s going to pave the way for mass genetic modification in human beings, or are you just being sensationalist? I really think that – considering how long it took this drug to get to market – even genuinely needed gene therapies will be slow in coming! It’s the only drug approved in the EU and as far as I’m aware the US isn’t looking seriously at it yet.
Hi CMC,
Maybe I’m just being alarmist but considering how the pharma and food mafias don’t care about the mutating effects of GMO on all of us, I believe they will have no qualms too on unleashing the drug on us too. Possibly part of their New World Order. Thank you for your opinion CMC.
Cheers for taking the time to reply. I have to say that I don’t think that pharma looks to mutate everyone. These may be companies that are dogged in their aims of making massive amounts of money but I’m fairly sure they don’t look to genetically modify their consumer-base. If for no other reason than that awful business. Although let’s not forget the fact that real people work at these places and you don’t have organisations filled with psychopaths out to get you!
I really find it alarmist to think that companies are going to genetically modify everyone because this (much needed) drug is out on the market now. It’s drug discovery at its best! by gene therapies are an incredibly slow moving field of research. Don’t expect to wake up any time in the next 25 years and see a pill that will modify the very person you are!
Finally, it’s a drug. not only will you not get it if you don’t need it (legitimately of course) but even if you were entitled to it for one reason or another, you have the beautiful power of free will, if you don’t trust it, don’t take it!