Thank you for an excellent post! I had never heard of government agencies saving blood samples from infants all the way through adulthood. Why? You have to suspect nefarious intentions when they give no logical reason for storing these samples for 23 years! 😳
Exactly my thoughts. The fact they were so doing surreptitiously, and holding the samples for over two DECADES? Nothing wholesome to be found there, at ALL.
Thanks Laurie! And I agree 100% - borderline rage-inducing, to know from how many angles these (literally) blood-thirsty monster will come. We ALL must remain ever-vigilant.
I really never thought about collections such as this during medical procedures but I will from now on. The paperwork shoved in front of us to sign has until now seemed to be just a formality but closer scrutiny is definitely warranted.
I tell ya brother, these days I am more terrified of going TO a hospital, due to their shady 'administrative' practices, than I am of the actual injuries or illnesses. COVID got that started for me, and it has not let up; indeed, the more I learn... the less I trust them.
Aside from samples being non viable for testing after a day,
You would need a warehouse the size of a football stadium to store all this supposed “blood from babies” over the last 23 years, since thousands of children are tested and monitored for illnesses.
There isn’t even a method in existence to “store blood” for that long. It would rot and stink and be unmanageable.
This article also fails to mention how rigorous the ethics boards are in the research communities, which makes me doubt the validity of this lawsuit.
If “nefarious , unethical researchers” want random DNA there is a much easier way to obtain it than storing blood samples for 23 years... you just need skin cells or a hair.
Very bizarre story with a lot of information left out
I’m not saying it didn’t happen, I’m saying the story is misleading and has many holes in it. Firstly These aren’t “blood samples”. It’s a piece of filter paper with a blood drop used to screen for congenital debilitating diseases like PKU. This is routine and done since they 80’s.
Until accreditation came into play in recent years, they didn’t need permission to keep such things. So 23 years ago this was common; the identities are removed and given a lab number .
it’s also strange because these filter papers degrade over time and get mouldy so they are not viable. They may have kept them but they sure as couldn’t test them anymore . This will come out in the courts and this will be thrown out .
Nowadays, parents sign consent forms for this. So everyone needs to calm the eff down with this dumb ass “nefarious researcher “ idiocity
Thank you for an excellent post! I had never heard of government agencies saving blood samples from infants all the way through adulthood. Why? You have to suspect nefarious intentions when they give no logical reason for storing these samples for 23 years! 😳
Exactly my thoughts. The fact they were so doing surreptitiously, and holding the samples for over two DECADES? Nothing wholesome to be found there, at ALL.
We don’t .
Apparently you are incorrect...
https://www.texastribune.org/2010/02/22/dshs-turned-over-hundreds-of-dna-samples-to-feds/
By reading this, you are also incorrect .
Aside from this “publication” not being a credible source. I perform these exact tests for a living since the 90’s
Soooo… I can 100% guarantee you that these can’t be used for “harbouring babies ‘ DNa” . Lol laughable. Thanks for the entertainment tho
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😂😂 100%!
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Excellent article, albeit infuriating!
Thanks Laurie! And I agree 100% - borderline rage-inducing, to know from how many angles these (literally) blood-thirsty monster will come. We ALL must remain ever-vigilant.
I really never thought about collections such as this during medical procedures but I will from now on. The paperwork shoved in front of us to sign has until now seemed to be just a formality but closer scrutiny is definitely warranted.
I tell ya brother, these days I am more terrified of going TO a hospital, due to their shady 'administrative' practices, than I am of the actual injuries or illnesses. COVID got that started for me, and it has not let up; indeed, the more I learn... the less I trust them.
This is very bizarre .
Aside from samples being non viable for testing after a day,
You would need a warehouse the size of a football stadium to store all this supposed “blood from babies” over the last 23 years, since thousands of children are tested and monitored for illnesses.
There isn’t even a method in existence to “store blood” for that long. It would rot and stink and be unmanageable.
This article also fails to mention how rigorous the ethics boards are in the research communities, which makes me doubt the validity of this lawsuit.
If “nefarious , unethical researchers” want random DNA there is a much easier way to obtain it than storing blood samples for 23 years... you just need skin cells or a hair.
Very bizarre story with a lot of information left out
Hmm... yeah, about that...
https://www.texastribune.org/2010/02/22/dshs-turned-over-hundreds-of-dna-samples-to-feds/
I’m not saying it didn’t happen, I’m saying the story is misleading and has many holes in it. Firstly These aren’t “blood samples”. It’s a piece of filter paper with a blood drop used to screen for congenital debilitating diseases like PKU. This is routine and done since they 80’s.
Until accreditation came into play in recent years, they didn’t need permission to keep such things. So 23 years ago this was common; the identities are removed and given a lab number .
it’s also strange because these filter papers degrade over time and get mouldy so they are not viable. They may have kept them but they sure as couldn’t test them anymore . This will come out in the courts and this will be thrown out .
Nowadays, parents sign consent forms for this. So everyone needs to calm the eff down with this dumb ass “nefarious researcher “ idiocity
I disagree, but I appreciate your feedback.
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