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I wonder what are informed positions about these vaccines potentially modifying and patenting your DNA or using aerogels (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic

by zobzu 6y ago

I wonder what are informed positions about these vaccines potentially modifying and patenting your DNA or using aerogels (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6539078/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6539078/) since these stories float around in particular for this vaccine to my understanding. Are these all bs? What's the risk?

zamalek 6y ago
> modifying and patenting your DNA In order to do what, exactly? These bizarre conspiracy theories always lack a specific goal by the supposed perpetrators. > using aerogels So, what if they did?
- mandelbrotwurst 6y ago
  You're lacking in imagination if you can't come up with ways that someone might be able to profit from legal rights to or the ability to modify the genetic code of other persons.
  - refurb 6y ago
    But nobody's DNA is being modified with these vaccines.
- djsumdog 6y ago
  I'm having trouble more details information on how the messenger-RNA based vaccines work. They appear to transcribe proteins in the cytoplasm. I think the fear is that these vaccines may contain some combination of Reverse Transcriptase and Integrase enzymes. Do they contain these enzymes? If not, do they simply try to get your cells to create spike proteins?
  - DrAwdeOccarim 6y ago
    They do not contain reverse transcriptases or integrases. Just wondering why you think they would?
- pvaldes 6y ago
  > modifying and patenting your DNA In order to do what, exactly? Lotta money selling it, example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeLa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeLa "as Lack's cells were popularized and used more frequently throughout the scientific community, Lacks's relatives received no financial benefit and continued to live with limited access to healthcare"
  - xkcd-sucks 6y ago
    Practically nobody sells HeLa cells - They're gifted among researchers like plant cuttings or burned DVDs
- zobzu 6y ago
  I'm not really interested in the goals but on what parts are true/not true. But it seems easier to get upset and downvote rather than explain, which in turns fuels conspiracy theories. Now I understand most of us arent biomedical engineers or something like that - but I'm just hoping someone sees it and gives an informed reply.
  - zamalek 6y ago
    If there is no reason for them to do it, no goal, then would they spend money doing it? No? Then the crazy is untrue.
    - zobzu 6y ago
      Money.. but still that's just a side topic. The document linked is pretty official and pretty clear, but i guess no one reads it...
  - ak217 6y ago
    People are downvoting you because what you said is so nonsensical, there's not even a good place to begin the conversation. None of the vaccines modify your genome, so they can't "patent your DNA". And aerogels have nothing to do with vaccines.

by zobzu 6y ago

zamalek 6y ago

> modifying and patenting your DNA In order to do what, exactly? These bizarre conspiracy theories always lack a specific goal by the supposed perpetrators. > using aerogels So, what if they did?

mandelbrotwurst 6y ago
You're lacking in imagination if you can't come up with ways that someone might be able to profit from legal rights to or the ability to modify the genetic code of other persons.
- refurb 6y ago
  But nobody's DNA is being modified with these vaccines.
djsumdog 6y ago
I'm having trouble more details information on how the messenger-RNA based vaccines work. They appear to transcribe proteins in the cytoplasm. I think the fear is that these vaccines may contain some combination of Reverse Transcriptase and Integrase enzymes. Do they contain these enzymes? If not, do they simply try to get your cells to create spike proteins?
- DrAwdeOccarim 6y ago
  They do not contain reverse transcriptases or integrases. Just wondering why you think they would?
pvaldes 6y ago
> modifying and patenting your DNA In order to do what, exactly? Lotta money selling it, example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeLa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeLa "as Lack's cells were popularized and used more frequently throughout the scientific community, Lacks's relatives received no financial benefit and continued to live with limited access to healthcare"
- xkcd-sucks 6y ago
  Practically nobody sells HeLa cells - They're gifted among researchers like plant cuttings or burned DVDs
zobzu 6y ago
I'm not really interested in the goals but on what parts are true/not true. But it seems easier to get upset and downvote rather than explain, which in turns fuels conspiracy theories. Now I understand most of us arent biomedical engineers or something like that - but I'm just hoping someone sees it and gives an informed reply.
- zamalek 6y ago
  If there is no reason for them to do it, no goal, then would they spend money doing it? No? Then the crazy is untrue.
  - zobzu 6y ago
    Money.. but still that's just a side topic. The document linked is pretty official and pretty clear, but i guess no one reads it...
- ak217 6y ago
  People are downvoting you because what you said is so nonsensical, there's not even a good place to begin the conversation. None of the vaccines modify your genome, so they can't "patent your DNA". And aerogels have nothing to do with vaccines.