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<DIV>Петиция против применения технологий ГМО на природных объектах</DIV>
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<DIV>01.07.2020, 17:05, "David - WeMove Europe" <<A
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a new technology that could destroy entire ecosystems. It can create genetically
engineered mosquitoes, flies and rats. Let’s put a moratorium on this technology
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400">A "gene drive" is a newly developed
genetic technique of engineering insects, animals and plants. By
spreading, they can replace their natural counterparts until they’re all
eradicated. <STRONG>We call for a moratorium until we understand all its
risks.</STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P>Hi Alexey,</P>
<P>With the coronavirus, we've learned how fast a new organism can spread.
<STRONG>Imagine genetically engineered mosquitoes designed to inherit their
genes at a very fast pace, </STRONG>jeopardise the food chain, and wipe out
their natural siblings by making them infertile. [1]</P>
<P>According to scientists, there is a risk the so-called "gene drive" could
even spread from mosquitoes to butterflies, killing pollinators
en masse, risking crops, plants and entire ecosystems. [2]</P>
<P><STRONG>Nobody pushing this new technology has a solution that would
successfully mitigate these risks, but even so, plans are proceeding to make
gene drives a reality. </STRONG>Most of the funding to make this
happen is being provided by the US military and the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation. [3]</P>
<P><STRONG>With your help, we can start the process to put a moratorium on
it.</STRONG> <STRONG>Next week, experts and government officials will come
together to discuss this new and risky technology.</STRONG> Our partners have
secured two seats at this private online meeting and will represent our
voices.</P>
<P>If thousands of us sign the petition calling for a moratorium, what our
partners say will count much more. <STRONG>Add your name to ensure we don’t
release any genetically engineered organism without properly assessing its
severe risks.</STRONG></P>
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<P><STRONG>The billionaire Bill Gates is excited about the potential of this new
technology.</STRONG> [4] He hopes to get rid of mosquitos that pass on diseases,
but until now no scientist has been able to assess the risk. [5] We don't want
to solve one problem only to create another bigger one. [6]</P>
<P><STRONG>Imagine we eradicate one species of mosquitoes,</STRONG> but what
happens to frogs, birds and fish feeding on mosquitoes and their eggs? How will
the behaviour of other animals change when mosquitoes disappear? Deer may not
hide in the mountains to protect themselves against their bites, instead staying
in valleys and feeding differently.</P>
<P><STRONG>The biggest imaginable risk is the collapse of whole ecosystems
happening with the release of even a handful of gene drive mosquitoes.</STRONG>
With what we know about gene drives now, their effects cannot be predicted,
stopped, or reversed. We want to support the great system that is nature and
understand it before we mess with it. A moratorium will give us the time to work
out what we need to do next to protect nature and life.</P>
<P><STRONG>The upcoming meeting of experts is to inform EU and global decision
makers about the risks. This is the moment we need to be heard.
</STRONG>Unfortunately, we don’t know yet who will participate and we cannot
address them directly, but only two of us will join the meeting - and we need
them to be powerful.</P>
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<P>Our signatures show people power from all over Europe. We have shown time and
time again how, starting with a simple petition, we can achieve big
wins: just a few weeks ago we shared how together we stopped barley,
brewing, and ultimately all beer production from being patented. It started with
a simple petition.</P>
<P><STRONG>If we act now, we can have a moratorium before it’s too
late.</STRONG></P>
<P>David, Jörg (Lübeck), and the entire WeMove Europe team</P>
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<P><STRONG>PS: Before we release a new technology, we need to make sure we don’t
risk destroying entire ecosystems by making the world an experimental
laboratory.</STRONG> Please <STRONG><A
href="https://www.wemove.eu/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=203090&qid=218828713">sign</A> </STRONG>and
share widely to put a moratorium on gene drives.</P>
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<P>References:<BR>[1] <A
href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191219142646.htm">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191219142646.htm</A><BR>[2]
There is evidence from insects that a bacterium called Wolbachia can transfer
genes between different insect species. So, it is theoretically possible that
Wolbachia genetic transfer could take place between mosquitoes and pollinating
insects. <A
href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4882834/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4882834/</A><BR>[3]
“Total funding for gene drive development is currently estimated to exceed a
quarter of a billion US dollars. The largest single government funder of gene
drive research is the U.S. military (DARPA).” <A
href="https://www.etcgroup.org/content/gene-drive-files">https://www.etcgroup.org/content/gene-drive-files</A><BR>[4]
<A
href="https://www.geekwire.com/2020/bill-gates-thinks-gene-editing-artificial-intelligence-save-world/">https://www.geekwire.com/2020/bill-gates-thinks-gene-editing-artificial-intelligence-save-world/</A><BR>[5]
The first disease the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation wants to tackle is
malaria. <A
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/25/gm-mosquitoes-released-burkina-faso-malaria-gene-drive">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/25/gm-mosquitoes-released-burkina-faso-malaria-gene-drive</A>
Malaria was once widespread in Europe as well and was eradicated. <A
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria</A><BR>[6]
<A
href="https://www.stop-genedrives.eu/en/gene-drives/">https://www.stop-genedrives.eu/en/gene-drives/</A></P>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 02, 2020 7:06 PM</DIV>
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