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    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 24 10:32:23 2023
    China's quest for human genetic data spurs fears of a DNA arms race

    The pandemic helped China scoop up DNA from countries around the world

    Most of Europe was in lockdown in April 2020 when a plane arrived in
    the Serbian capital bearing a well-timed gift from the People's
    Republic of China. Inside was a Chinese invention called the Fire-Eye,
    a sophisticated portable lab that could detect coronavirus infections
    from tiny genetic fragments the pathogen leaves behind.

    And that, as Serbians soon discovered, was the least of its
    capabilities.

    The Fire-Eye excelled not only at cracking the genetic code for
    viruses, but also for humans, with machines that can decipher genetic instructions contained within the cells of every person on Earth,
    according to its Chinese inventors. In late 2021, with the pandemic
    still raging, Serbian officials announced they were working with a
    Chinese company to convert the lab into a permanent facility with
    plans to harvest and curate the entire genomes, or genetics
    blueprints, of Serbian citizens.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/china-dna-sequencing-bgi-covid/

    RE: DNA arms race

    Really...for the perfect man/woman, I presume...

    RE: People's Republic of China

    Really....the people don't think its a "square deal."

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to JAB on Sun Sep 24 19:14:57 2023
    On 9/24/2023 11:32 AM, JAB wrote:
    China's quest for human genetic data spurs fears of a DNA arms race

    The pandemic helped China scoop up DNA from countries around the world

    Most of Europe was in lockdown in April 2020 when a plane arrived in
    the Serbian capital bearing a well-timed gift from the People's
    Republic of China. Inside was a Chinese invention called the Fire-Eye,
    a sophisticated portable lab that could detect coronavirus infections
    from tiny genetic fragments the pathogen leaves behind.

    Shocker, the Chinese released the pandemic on purpose... Who could have guessed it??

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Sep 24 19:55:27 2023
    On Sun, 24 Sep 2023 19:14:57 -0400, Michael Trew
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    Shocker, the Chinese released the pandemic on purpose...

    Economically, it cost them billions...I doubt the "on purpose"
    thinking.

    In any government generally, "consequences" are considered before
    acting. I do not think they are a bunch of dumbfucks.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to JAB on Mon Sep 25 09:21:21 2023
    On 9/24/2023 8:55 PM, JAB wrote:
    On Sun, 24 Sep 2023 19:14:57 -0400, Michael Trew
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    Shocker, the Chinese released the pandemic on purpose...

    Economically, it cost them billions...I doubt the "on purpose"
    thinking.

    In any government generally, "consequences" are considered before
    acting. I do not think they are a bunch of dumbfucks.

    I suspect that they knew what they were doing, and benefits were
    weighed... But of course, I'm speculating.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Sep 25 10:00:53 2023
    On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:21:21 -0400, Michael Trew
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    I suspect that they knew what they were doing,
    and benefits were weighed...

    What was their objective....fuck the world except them?

    How would a person predict which countries would suffer the
    most/least? https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/sweden-covid-and-excess-deaths-a-look-at-the-data/

    Scientifically, too many variables to predict what would happen.

    As an aside, US got most of its Covid from travelers to/from European countries, not China. Hard to predict....US could have shut down
    European flight/etc pathways earlier I suspect.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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