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2025-07-04 Science & Technology
Why US Banned Transfer Of Genetic Samples To China
[ZERO] The Food and Drug Administration has halted a program that allowed the transfer of U.S. citizens’ biological samples to China and other "hostile countries."

The FDA’s ban and review are a necessary move to bolster U.S. biosecurity against the potential threat of biological warfare and bioterror by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said experts who spoke with the Chinese-language edition of The Epoch Times.

In recent decades, China has developed a broad array of specialized medical research capabilities, including genetic engineering. Due to their low handling costs, Chinese facilities have become popular destinations for biological samples.
Yes, we've actually taken note of such a trend.
"This [genetic] data is the key to understanding how different population groups respond biologically," said Sean Lin, a former U.S. Army microbiologist.
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He warned that sensitive genetic information in the hands of capable, malicious actors such as the Chinese regime could be used to further research on biological weapons targeting people of specific races or ethnicities.

What was once regarded as implausible or belonging to the realm of science fiction, Lin said, is now "a real threat made possible by current biotechnology."

Banning is certainly a positive move. The larger question that should be answered is when and why did it start ?
Posted by Besoeker 2025-07-04 05:16|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| ||Comments [79 views ]  Top

#1 "This [genetic] data is the key to understanding how different population groups respond biologically," said Sean Lin, a former U.S. Army microbiologist.

You mean like Spectracide ('Kills the Weeds and Not The Grass') targeted eradication ?

* Older, better established weeds appear to be more susceptible to treatment.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-07-04 05:26||   2025-07-04 05:26|| Front Page || Comments   Top

#2 sensitive genetic information in the hands of capable, malicious actors

In their hands?
Posted by Skidmark 2025-07-04 10:07||   2025-07-04 10:07|| Front Page || Comments   Top

#3 Why? You have to ask?
Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-07-04 11:25||   2025-07-04 11:25|| Front Page || Comments   Top

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