FDA Halts New Clinical Trials That Export Americans’ Cells to Foreign Labs in Hostile Countries for Genetic Engineering

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced an immediate review of new clinical trials that involve sending American citizens’ living cells to China and other hostile countries for genetic engineering and subsequent infusion back into U.S. patients – sometimes without their knowledge or consent.

  • MBech
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    2 days ago

    China and other hostile countries

    When has China actually been hostile towards the USA in the last 40 years?

    • who@feddit.orgEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I found this in US Code Title 15 Subtitle B Chapter VII Subchapter E Part 791 Subpart A § 791.4:

      § 791.4 Determination of foreign adversaries.

      (a) The Secretary has determined that the following foreign governments or foreign non-government persons have engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or security and safety of United States persons and, therefore, constitute foreign adversaries solely for the purposes of the Executive Order, this rule, and any subsequent rule:

      (1) The People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region (China);

      It looks like the determination of this “long-term pattern” was put on the books no later than 2024. Since Title 15 is about Commerce and Foreign Trade, it seems reasonable to think that hostilities being considered by the US are not just physical hostility, but also economic hostility.

      I imagine there’s also political hostility to consider. I haven’t been following election interference news, but wikipedia has an article about it, so I suppose it’s at least a concern these days.