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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 fyngyrz on Monday December 04 2017, @01:32PM (4 children)

    by fyngyrz (6567) on Monday December 04 2017, @01:32PM (#605017) Journal

    Yes, and cheeseburgers! Too many cheeseburgers will KILL you!

    WE MUST LEGISLATE CHEESEBURGERS!

    Oh, wait. We could provide information, that is, educate, and then let people choose for themselves.

    Heresy, I know. Mother Government knows best. You can never have too many rules. WE MUST LEGISLATE CHEESEBURGERS!

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  • (Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 04 2017, @03:47PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 04 2017, @03:47PM (#605092)

    That's not even remotely the same thing. For the most part, there are plenty of warning signs before you eat so many cheeseburgers that it kills you. And if you eat too many, you have options for limiting the effects.

    This is something being done at the genetic level and if it doesn't work or causes problems, that's permanent. You don't get this long set of signs that things are going off the rails.

    But yes, clearly this is some sort of an evil conspiracy to force the government on people that don't need it. Moron. The fact that people are willing to pay to do this to themselves is a large part of why the FDA exists. Back before the FDA you'd have these sorts of snake oil treatments being distributed and many of them were dangerous, but nobody really knew because nothing was being tested in a rigorous way.

    • (Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Monday December 04 2017, @11:22PM

      by fyngyrz (6567) on Monday December 04 2017, @11:22PM (#605391) Journal

      Yes, mother. I'll be careful. Now fuck off.

  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Monday December 04 2017, @11:00PM (1 child)

    by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Monday December 04 2017, @11:00PM (#605377) Homepage
    But cheeseburgers are legislated quite heavily. There are limits on what meats can be used, and how they should be processed, limits on hat additivews can be used, and laws regarding labelling. Believe it or not, there is an governmental administrative body that deals precisely with legislating food (and drugs).
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    • (Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Monday December 04 2017, @11:21PM

      by fyngyrz (6567) on Monday December 04 2017, @11:21PM (#605390) Journal

      You can make your own cheeseburgers. Out of whatever you want. So, no.