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The "good" Eugenicist: Julian Huxley's remarks for the founding event of UNESCO in 1946
"At the moment, it is probable that the indirect effect of civilisation is dysgenic instead eugenic; and in any case it seems likely that the dead weight of genetic stupidity, physical weakness, mental instability, and disease-proneness, which already exist in the human species, will prof too great a burden for real progress to be achieved. Even though it is quite true that any radical eugenic policy will be for many years politically and psychologically impossible, it will be important for UNESCO to see that the eugenic problem is examined with the greatest care, and that the public mind is informed of the issues at stake so that much that now is unthinkable may at least become thinkable." - Source: Julian Huxley: UNESCO its Purpose and its Philosophy, Page 21 (PDF) (1946)
In 1991 the UNESCO Courier printed excerpts from Julian Huxley's above text "UNESCO: Its Purpose and Philosophy" and provided them with the following footnote:
„In 1946 the British scientist and humanist Julian Huxley wrote a long paper entitled Unesco, its purpose and its philosophy, in which he set forth guidelines for the new organization. The document was highly controversial. It was regarded by some as an attack on religion, by others as pro-communist. Eventually Unesco’s General Conference refused to sponsor its publication. Over forty years later, Huxley’s »planetary utopia« has lost none of its force or topicality.“
Source: A Planetary Utopia. In: The UNESCO Courier, 1991 XLIV: 2, pp. 41-42. In: R. S. Deese: Twilight of Utopias: Julian and Aldous Huxley in the Twentieth Century. In: JSRNC 5.2 (2011) 210-240
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Flipping a Switch Inside the Head (Rockefeller University)
With new technology, scientists are able to exert wireless control over brain cells of mice with just the push of a button. The first thing they did was make the mice hungry.
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"A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as clear as the nose on your face." - The Blue Fairy, from Pinocchio
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Today in "the fall of western civilization" news:
The Husband of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Heiko von der Leyen (a physician and member of a noble family), is Medical Director of a new Biotech company Orgenesis, that is "unlocking the potential of gene therapy for all". Insane biz as usual.
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Vegetables have become far less nutritious (nih.gov)
Magnesium is a critical mineral in the human body and is involved in ~80% of known metabolic functions. It is currently estimated that 60% of adults do not achieve the average dietary intake (ADI) and 45% of Americans are magnesium deficient, a condition associated with disease states like hypertension, diabetes, and neurological disorders, to name a few. Magnesium deficiency can be attributed to common dietary practices, medications, and farming techniques, along with estimates that the mineral content of vegetables has declined by as much as 80–90% in the last 100 years.
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The mainstreaming of eugenics is in full swing
The media outlet "Der Spiegel" (very close to the German government. Essentially a propaganda outlet) has finally made the jump and is now openly prompting mRNA based gene-therapy for everything from Cancer, Allergies, Heart Attacks to Dementia (but still calling it a "vaccine"). Conceptually they (the merger of state and corporations - AKA Fascism, as Mussolini defined it) are now very close to where the Nazis left of 75 years ago: Openly prompting eugenics and totalitarian population control/design "health" policies. What ever you think about "the virus", this should raise all kinds of red flags. But unfortunately even in the age of "magic" mRNA based gene-therapy (a deeply flawed, unproven and opaque bio-technology platform), there is still no cure for greed, stupidity and ignorance in sight.
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US Senate passes bill to give billions of dollars in funding for human-animal hybrid experiments
'We shouldn’t need to clarify in law that creating animal-human hybrids or "chimeras" is ethically unthinkable, but sadly the need for that very clear distinction has arrived,' said Senator James Lankford.
France adopts bioethics law that will introduce chimeras, genetic engineering of ‘human material’
In its latest revision, the law will also allow access to artificial procreation to all women, including women in same-sex couples and single women.
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Modified genes can distort wild cotton’s interactions with insects (sciencenews)
In Mexico, acquired herbicide resistance and insecticide genes can disrupt cotton’s ecosystem. [...] “These are profoundly interesting effects,” says Norman Ellstrand, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California. “It’s the first case that really suggests that a whole ecosystem can be disrupted” after transgenes enter a wild population.
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MoD report urges embrace of human augmentation to fully exploit drones & AI for warfighting
The MoD’s internal think-tank, the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) along with the German Bundeswehr Office for Defence Planning (BODP) has published a disturbing new report urging greater investigation of – and investment in – human augmentation for military purposes. The following is a brief summary of the 100+ page document with short comment at the end. ‘Human Augmentation – The Dawn of a New Paradigm’ (PDF) argues that humans are the ‘weakest link’ in modern warfare, and that there is a need to exploit scientific advances to improve human capabilities.
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Synthetic living machines: A new window on life (cell)
Here, we review recent advances in the emerging field of synthetic morphogenesis, the bioengineering of novel multicellular living bodies. Emphasizing emergent self-organization, tissue-level guided self-assembly, and active functionality, this work is the essential next generation of synthetic biology. Aside from useful living machines for specific functions, the rational design and analysis of new, coherent anatomies will greatly increase our understanding of foundational questions in evolutionary developmental and cell biology.
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Magnetogenetics - "using magnetic fields to remotely control cell activity"
"Here, we show that, by complexing magnetic nanoparticles with recombinant baculoviral vectors (MNP-BVs), CRISPR–Cas9-mediated genome editing can be activated locally in vivo via a magnetic field." https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-018-0318-7
Non-contact long-range magnetic stimulation of mechanosensitive ion channels in freely moving animals: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-020-00896-y
Genetically targeted magnetic control of the nervous system: https://www.nature.com/articles/nn.4265?WT.feed_name=subjects_neural-circuit
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The BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 reprograms both adaptive and innate immune responses (medrxiv)
The mRNA-based BNT162b2 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech was the first registered COVID-19 vaccine and has been shown to be up to 95% effective in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections. Little is known about the broad effects of the new class of mRNA vaccines, especially whether they have combined effects on innate and adaptive immune responses. Here we confirmed that BNT162b2 vaccination of healthy individuals induced effective humoral and cellular immunity against several SARS-CoV-2 variants. Interestingly, however, the BNT162b2 vaccine also modulated the production of inflammatory cytokines by innate immune cells upon stimulation with both specific (SARS-CoV-2) and non-specific (viral, fungal and bacterial) stimuli. The response of innate immune cells to TLR4 and TLR7/8 ligands was lower after BNT162b2 vaccination, while fungi-induced cytokine responses were stronger. In conclusion, the mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine induces complex functional reprogramming of innate immune responses, which should be considered in the development and use of this new class of vaccines.
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Bill Gates-Backed Company Releasing Over 100,000 Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
"The British company Oxitec is deploying a total of 144,000 genetically modified mosquitoes to study how to control their reproduction and thus stop the spread of dengue, Zika, and other types of ailments in humans and animals."
#Comment: The mainstreaming of Gene drives is in full effect. Welcome to Eugenics 2.0
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Researchers generate human-monkey chimeric embryos
Investigators in China and the United States have injected human stem cells into primate embryos and were able to grow chimeric embryos for a significant period of time--up to 20 days. The research, despite its ethical concerns, has the potential to provide new insights into developmental biology and evolution. It also has implications for developing new models of human biology and disease.
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Cognitive Warfare - Battlefield of Tomorrow
To what extent can the power of the human mind be manipulated with modern technologies? The core of the problem lies in the fact that we still do not know how to orient ourselves in this area. We do not have it defined and we are not sure what to call it. And naming a problem is always the first step that leads to its solution.
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José Manuel Rodríguez Delgado (1915 - 2011) was a interesting person
"We need a program of psychosurgery and political control of our society. The purpose is physical control of the mind. Everyone who deviates from the given norm can be surgically mutilated. "The individual may think that the most important reality is his own existence, but this is only his personal point of view. This lacks historical perspective. "Man does not have the right to develop his own mind. This kind of liberal orientation has great appeal. We must electrically control the brain. Some day armies and generals will be controlled by electrical stimulation of the brain." - José Manuel Rodríguez Delgado, Physical Control of the Mind: Toward a Psychocivilized Society, Harper & Row, 1969.
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New drug to regenerate lost teeth
Tooth loss is a widespread problem in adults and results in poor quality of life. Currently, solutions to this problem include artificial teeth and implants. But these aren’t as good as “real teeth,” and they don’t markedly improve quality of life. Now, scientists from Japan have made a discovery that can make re-growing teeth possible. They found, with animal studies, that suppressing the gene USAG-1 by using its antibody can efficiently lead to tooth growth.
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UK Gov study: "Number of Pregnant Women suffering Miscarriage after having Covid Vaccine increases by 483% in just 7 weeks"
Japanese Redcross: "Those who have been vaccinated with the new coronavirus are not allowed to donate blood for the time being." (auto-translator)
Leaked Memo Reveals Concerning New Brain Disease In Canada (theguardian): "Spasms, memory loss & hallucinations among symptoms of 43 patients in New Brunswick province"
