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 |  Subject: Need To Rewrite Leviticus 17:11 In Near Future Because The Life Of The Flesh Will Be In “The Genetically Modified Blood”  Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:05 am | |
| Need To Rewrite Leviticus 17:11 In Near Future Because The Life Of The Flesh Will Be In “The Genetically Modified Blood”
Soldiers on future battlefields could be protected against germ warfare agents by having genetically modified blood cells that can neutralise deadly biological toxins, scientists have announced. Human red blood cells that have been genetically engineered to produce protein antidotes and other antibody-based medicines can be safely delivered to any part of the body, researchers said. The research was supported by the US Defence Research Projects Agency (Darpa), the scientific funding arm of the US military, which is interested in developing the technology for future treatments or vaccines, the researchers said. “Because the modified human red blood cells can circulate in the body for long periods of time, one could envision a scenario in which the cells are used to introduce antibodies that neutralise a toxin. The result would be long-lasting reserves of antitoxin antibodies,” said Hidde Ploegh, professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the study’s senior authors. |
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