Gene editing is very mysterious to many people, but abroad, there are companies that sell gene therapy-related tools to the public. Economic Daily - China Economic Net Technology Channel noticed that a foreign company called Odin is selling gene therapy related tools, and its company president is also releasing a video of his own gene therapy agent online.
In the video, the demonstrator injected himself with a drug that helps the body grow muscles. The human body itself has a gene that inhibits muscle growth. By gene therapy, the function of this gene can be "suspended", thereby achieving the effect of long muscles without exercising. This video has now been clicked by 63,000 people.
Log on to the company's website to see that they offer 48 experimental kits related to gene therapy, the cheapest being only $10 and up to $1,699.
Gene therapy refers to the introduction of a foreign normal gene into a target cell to correct or compensate for diseases caused by genetic defects and abnormalities for therapeutic purposes. The rise of gene therapy has benefited from the invention of the genetic editing technology CRISPR, which reduces the cost and threshold of gene therapy. Simply put, CRISPR is a piece of genetic memory. It is the flesh and blood wall that bacteria accumulate when they fight against viruses for many years. The repeated sequence is the wall of the cockroach. Using the precise cutting characteristics of CRISPR, scientists have reprogrammed it to cut any DNA of any organism to achieve the purpose of artificially editing genes to change the original genetic characteristics of the organism and acquire new traits. In theory, as long as the genes associated with the disease are found, the technology is used to remove the pathogenic factors and treat diseases related to genetic defects.
So at present, not only professionals can give themselves experiments on gene therapy, but ordinary patients can also experiment with themselves. For example, in October 2017, an AIDS patient gave a live broadcast of his edited gene on a social network. He believes that this method allows him to produce antibodies and destroy cells infected with HIV. The live broadcast caused a lot of attention, and many big media have followed up on the report.
These two videos caught the attention of the US Food and Drug Administration. They issued a statement saying that there were many illegal GM medical supplies on the market. The safety of these products has not been confirmed, so don't trust these products. However, the US Food and Drug Administration did not give a practical ban. There is currently no regulation that prohibits companies from selling gene therapy tools and materials.
According to US law, if a drug manufacturer wants to sell a new drug, it must obtain a trial license from the Food and Drug Administration and go through a long period of experimentation. This process will take a lot of time and money. And if you want to experiment with new drugs on the human body, you have to go through layers of approval.
But if ordinary people are interested in a gene therapy and want to try it on their own, the current law can't stop it, and they can buy gene therapy tools and materials through the Internet. Economic Daily - China Economic Net Technology Channel has noticed that many of these gene therapies are unlikely to work, but because they have not undergone rigorous experimentation and testing, the possibility of doing a good job is even more rampant. Although it seems that the operation is very simple, it may bring great risks. (Economic Daily)
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