Re:Pfizer 91% effective in updated data, protective against ...
by yellowapple on Friday April 02, 2021 @12:46PM
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> You're not addressing the point.
I feel like I've addressed it pretty thoroughly. Let's try again:
> Is mRNA genetic material?
As far as eukaryotes (like all animals, plants, etc. - including humans) and most prokaryotes are concerned: no, it is not. mRNA - per above - is a temporary copy of genetic material, not genetic material itself.
> If yes, then is adding mRNA manipulating the organisms genetic material?
No, because the organism's actual genetic material - i.e. the DNA in the cell nuclei - remains untouched.
> Is a process that puts foreign mRNA into people's cells deliberate modification of an organism?
Not in and of itself, no, because merely providing some arbitrary mRNA doesn't necessarily modify the organism itself - and especially not permanently - because (again) the underlying DNA is not modified.
I feel like I've addressed it pretty thoroughly. Let's try again:
> Is mRNA genetic material?
As far as eukaryotes (like all animals, plants, etc. - including humans) and most prokaryotes are concerned: no, it is not. mRNA - per above - is a temporary copy of genetic material, not genetic material itself.
> If yes, then is adding mRNA manipulating the organisms genetic material?
No, because the organism's actual genetic material - i.e. the DNA in the cell nuclei - remains untouched.
> Is a process that puts foreign mRNA into people's cells deliberate modification of an organism?
Not in and of itself, no, because merely providing some arbitrary mRNA doesn't necessarily modify the organism itself - and especially not permanently - because (again) the underlying DNA is not modified.