Chinese Prenatal Test Sold Worldwide Used to Gather Genetic Data of Millions of Women; Possible Military Applications
July 8th, 2021Via: Reuters:
A Chinese gene company selling prenatal tests around the world developed them in collaboration with the country’s military and is using them to collect genetic data from millions of women for sweeping research on the traits of populations, a Reuters review of scientific papers and company statements found.
U.S. government advisors warned in March that a vast bank of genomic data that the company, BGI Group, is amassing and analyzing with artificial intelligence could give China a path to economic and military advantage. As science pinpoints new links between genes and human traits, access to the biggest, most diverse set of human genomes is a strategic edge. The technology could propel China to dominate global pharmaceuticals, and also potentially lead to genetically enhanced soldiers, or engineered pathogens to target the U.S. population or food supply, the advisors said.
Reuters has found that BGI’s prenatal test, one of the most popular in the world, is a source of genetic data for the company, which has worked with the Chinese military to improve “population quality” and on genetic research to combat hearing loss and altitude sickness in soldiers.
The level of detail–in a Reuters article no less. The reanalysis of stored DNA:
“Left-over samples and test data from prenatal tests meant BGI could run studies on an unprecedented scale.”
sure brings to mind the retroactive electronic surveillance on decades of stored data that has been going on.
Interesting article regarding the PCR test (now amassing billions of DNA samples)and its inventor Kary Mullis:
https://uncoverdc.com/2020/04/07/was-the-covid-19-test-meant-to-detect-a-virus/