I’ve read recently about fears of immunizations affecting DNA. I understand that this is not the case and that the injection is “Genetic Material” to give instructions to your body to replicate certain things.
What I don’t understand is: Your genetics affect your future children; so by introducing genetic material aren’t you changing the DNA of future humans?
If in fact this is the case isn’t it possible that you won’t see side effects of these injected materials until the next generation is born?
In: Biology
The mRNA (messenger RNA) is like a set of instructions to give to your cells for how to build things (proteins). It’s like an IKEA furniture instruction pack. These instructions come from the design plans (your DNA). They are put into action by your cell (like when you follow the instructions and make a table).
But the mRNA cannot affect your DNA just as if you decided to make your own furniture instructions and then mail it into IKEA, it isn’t going to change the design plans they have stored on their computer.
Human DNA is very well protected against mutation with a range of capabilities to ensure very high fidelity and error checking. This is like an antivirus software, backups and a firewall at the IKEA design centre protecting the original designs for the table.
Basically this idea that mRNA can mutate human DNA is just plain nonsense.
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