“But thou, O Daniel,
shut up the words,
and seal the book,
even to the time of
the end: many shall
run to and fro, and
knowledge shall be
increased. “
Daniel 12:4
We live in a
marvelous age of
technological
advancement.
Many
scientific
breakthroughs that
have occurred in the
last 100 years or so
have made the lives
of multitudes of
people far easier.
In the past
decade those
breakthroughs have
accelerated at a
break neck pace.
Cell phones
are now mini
computers.
Satellites
can give pictures
that are at such
quality that it is
possible to read a
license plate.
This is just
the technology we
know about.
Leading
scientists have
stated that DARPA
research projects
are a decade ahead
of what mainstream
science is currently
working on.
I was
watching a
documentary recently
about technological
advances mostly in
genetics called
“Playing God”.
The BBC
correspondent Dr.
Adam Rutherford went
to various
institutes across
the U.S. and the
U.K. to see
firsthand the
advances in
mainstream science.
·
Utah State
University
scientists spliced
the DNA of a goat
and a spider.
Contrary to
popular rumor and
fake internet
pictures the
“spider-goat” does
not have six or
eight legs.
It resembles
a normal goat on any
farm in any rural
setting; however the
milk it produces
contains a protein
that can be
extracted to obtain
dragon-line spider
silk.
This silk is
one of the strongest
materials found in
nature.
The lead
scientist stated
“Spiders are
carnivorous and
cannibalistic and
very territorial and
therefore can’t be
farmed”.
So the only
way to obtain
meaningful
quantities of this
material was to
genetically alter an
animal that can
produce larger
volumes.
On the
surface this seems
to be a harmless if
not beneficial
practice.
·
Scientists have
moved single genes
and chunks of DNA
from one species to
another before, but
Dr. Craig Venter's
team met a milestone
a few years ago,
transplanting an
entire natural
genome of one
bacterium into
another and watched
the original goat
germ turn into a
cattle germ.
·
Venter further
distinguished
himself by creating
a synthetic life
form by taking
building blocks of
life and splicing
them together in a
cell that had been
cleared of its
original DNA.
He created a
new synthetic form
of life using
existing pieces of
other life.
This new
bacterial life form
was dubbed Synthia.
The most
astounding thing is
Venter used a
computer program to
write the DNA code.
·
This blending of
Biology and computer
science seems to be
the way of the
future.
One use of
such technology
according to the
documentary is to
create a biological
circuit or
biological program
that could run
through a human and
if cancer cells are
found, the program
would kill the
malignant cells, if
no cancer is
detected it just
runs its course and
goes away.
Once again
this sounds like
science put to good
use.
·
There is a project
called the IGEM
project which
involves teams of
students from
various universities
worldwide that
combine
biology/genetics/computer
programming to
create the best
genetic project.
The example
use in the
documentary was
students taking a
chameleon like
property of a type
of squid and
uploading it to a
computer.
The genetic
information is then
placed in bacteria,
that reacts with
pollutants in water.
The result
would be when this
genetically altered
bacteria encounters
pollutants in
drinking water it
will change color.
The genetic
information is then
stored on a website
and can then be used
by scientists
worldwide for their
projects.
These genetic
materials are known
as bio-bricks.
These
bio-bricks can be
ordered online and
used to create
whatever the
scientists can
imagine.
·
In
2008 three
individuals won a
Nobel Prize for
making ecoli
bacteria that glowed
green by combining
it with a jellyfish
gene that glows.
Now less than
five years later the
same project is
being done by
children at a
community center in
California.
·
Last also not part
of the documentary,
according to Fox
news: “Babies with
the genes of three
parents could be
born within three
years, British
scientists have
announced.” “The
procedure involves
transferring the DNA
from a mother's egg
into another woman's
donor egg in order
to replace the
mother's faulty
mitochondria, which
are described as the
'batteries' that
power the cells in
our bodies.
The egg is
then implanted in
the mother to
prevent her child
inheriting her
faulty genes, which
can cause incurable
and potentially
fatal conditions
such as liver,
kidney, brain,
muscle and heart
disease.”
All of the
scientific
achievements listed
above are at face
value positive and
represent scientific
progress.
Now for the
dark side of such
technology…..
In the case of the
“spider-goat”, when
GOD created all
living things it was
ordered, each
created after their
own kind, and GOD
saw that it was
good.
Apparently to
some it wasn’t good
enough and they need
to improve upon
GOD’s creation.
“And God made the
beast of the earth
after his kind and
cattle after their
kind, and everything
that creepeth upon
the earth after his
kind: and God saw
that it was good.”
GENESIS 1:25
In the book of
Jasher, which of
course is not a book
of the bible, yet it
is referenced
states:
“and the sons of men
in those days took
from the cattle of
the earth, the
beasts of the field
and the fowls of the
air, and taught the
mixture of animals
of one species with
the other, in order
therewith to provoke
the Lord; and God
saw the whole earth
and it was corrupt,
for all flesh had
corrupted its ways
upon earth, all men
and all animals.”
JASHER 4:18
The spider-goat in
and of itself may be
a benign creature
for positive
purposes however GOD
created things as
they are for a
reason and we should
tread lightly.
From a
scientific point of
view what type of
new and deadly
diseases may result
from mingling
species that were
never meant to be
formed?
H1N1
naturally made the
leap from animal to
human disease, what
could a hybrid of
varied genetic
make-up unleash.
The mixing of
species is happening
in labs all over the
world.
It isn’t just
the spider-goat,
it’s a multitude of
species and in some
cases there is a
mixing of animal and
human DNA.
That could
very well be a
genetic time bomb
waiting to explode.
The case of
“Synthia” is of the
same ilk.
Creating a
new creature from
genetic parts of
multiple organisms
could lead to the
same genetic time
bomb.
The genetic circuit
or program designed
to destroy cancer
cells would be a
God-send.
However, the
same type of
technology is
currently being
studied for a
military purpose.
Instead of
destroying cancer
cells it could be
used to target a
specific race or
genetic line of
people.
This genetic
weapon could be used
to kill the enemy
while not killing
our troops.
This rings of
genocide.
Furthermore
could such
technology be used
to wipe out a
population who
doesn’t have a
certain genetic or
technological mark
on their right hand
or forehead?
“And it was given to
him to give breath
to the image of the
beast, so that the
image of the beast
would even speak and
cause as many as do
not worship the
image of the beast
to be killed. 16And
he causes all, the
small and the great,
and the rich and the
poor, and the
freemen and the
slaves, to be given
a mark on their
right hand or on
their forehead,
17and he provides
that no one will be
able to buy or to
sell, except the one
who has the mark,
either the name of
the beast or the
number of his name.
18Here is wisdom.
Let him who has
understanding
calculate the number
of the beast, for
the number is that
of a man; and his
number is six
hundred and
sixty-six.”
REVELATION
13:15-18
The IGEM project and
the fact that Nobel
Prize winning
science can now be
accomplished in a
local community
center is a little
disconcerting.
The ability
to purchase bio
bricks online with
the computer code to
write the correct
DNA sequence to
splice the
components correctly
coupled with the
fact that it can now
be done in a
basement or
community center
laboratory leaves
the door open for
disaster.
Terrorists
may wish to use such
components to create
a super-virus or
some sort of genetic
weapon.
If a color
changing gene from a
squid can be placed
in drinking water to
find pollutants and
change them color
could the toxin of a
puffer fish or snake
venom be combine
with something
innocuous to create
a deadly Trojan
horse.
Another
problem could be the
average person
trying to play mad
scientist and make
some horrendous
mistake.
Last but certainly
not least the three
parent babies who
could be born in the
next two years.
Well
apparently it was
decided to go ahead
with this project
without the public
knowing.
According to
the Daily Mail:
“The world's first
genetically modified
humans have been
created, it was
revealed last night.
The
disclosure that 30
healthy babies were
born after a series
of experiments in
the United States
provoked another
furious debate about
ethics.
So far, two
of the babies have
been tested and have
been found to
contain genes from
three 'parents'.
Fifteen of
the children were
born in the past
three years as a
result of one
experimental program
at the Institute for
Reproductive
Medicine and Science
of St Barnabas in
New Jersey.
The babies
were born to women
who had problems
conceiving. Extra
genes from a female
donor were inserted
into their eggs
before they were
fertilized in an
attempt to enable
them to conceive.
Genetic
fingerprint tests on
two one-year- old
children confirm
that they have
inherited DNA from
three adults --two
women and one man.”
The fact that
genetic diseases can
be wiped out before
birth is laudable.
However the
thought of having
three parents
genetically speaking
is a bit unsettling.
Whats more
unnerving for me is
the fact that it was
hidden from the
public.
It appears
that the possibility
of a future project
was leaked to the
media to gauge
public reaction.
Obviously
when the reaction
was more positive
than negative, the
powers that be
decided to let the
world know that it
wasn’t a future
project but in fact
the babies were born
a scant few weeks
later.
I am not against
science and
technology.
I believe our
lives both quality
and quantity have
improved
significantly
because of the many
many breakthroughs
in all realms of
science from
genetics to
electronics.
I do however
worry about the
government hiding
projects that could
be detrimental to
the human race.
The three
parent baby is
hardly dangerous on
the surface of
things, however if
they wanted to hide
something so benign
what do you think
they will do with
something dangerous.
This is the
conundrum we face,
the advancement of
technology for the
good will always be
used by those who
wish to do evil for
their own nefarious
purpose.
Furthermore,
who are we to try to
play GOD?
If you have any
questions, comments,
or prayer requests
please feel free to
contact me via email
at
stevenmichaeldobbs@yahoo.com.