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Biohackers Disregard FDA Warning on DIY Gene Therapy

posted by Fnord666 on Monday December 04 2017, @11:14AM   Printer-friendly
from the what-could-possibly-go-wrong dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

"Cease & Desist" has not worked:

Despite a warning from the federal government about do-it-yourself gene therapy, two companies say they'll continue offering DNA-altering materials to the public.

The companies, The Odin and Ascendance Biomedical, both recently posted videos online of people self-administering DNA molecules their labs had produced.

Following wide distribution of the videos, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week issued a harshly worded statement cautioning consumers against DIY gene-therapy kits and calling their sale illegal. "The sale of these products is against the law. FDA is concerned about the safety risks involved," the agency said.

Does the Executive Branch want the market to decide, or not?

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  • (Score: 2) by coolgopher on Monday December 04 2017, @12:12PM (4 children)

    by coolgopher (1157) on Monday December 04 2017, @12:12PM (#604989)

    Man, I don't know whether to mod you Insightful or Funny, so I'll comment instead.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Monday December 04 2017, @12:48PM (3 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Monday December 04 2017, @12:48PM (#604998) Journal

    Mod it whichever way you please, but I am bng srs rght nw.

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    • (Score: 2) by JNCF on Monday December 04 2017, @02:01PM (1 child)

      by JNCF (4317) on Monday December 04 2017, @02:01PM (#605027) Journal

      Oh man, I think you hacked up your vowel gene partway through that post; you'd better CRISPR it back into one or both of your helices. Srsly!

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 04 2017, @02:46PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 04 2017, @02:46PM (#605054)

        Oh man, I think you hacked up your vowel gene partway through that post; you'd better CRISPR it back into one or both of your helices. Srsly!

        He can't, because CRISPR contains the vowel "I" which is no longer available to him :-)

    • (Score: 2) by EvilSS on Monday December 04 2017, @02:10PM

      by EvilSS (1456) Subscriber Badge on Monday December 04 2017, @02:10PM (#605030)
      Pat I'd like to buy a vowel...