And this will happen to gene edited babies, where there are unintended consequences.
“It was not something expected, and we didn’t look for it” says Tad Sontesgard, CEO of Acceligen”
What a moron.
FDA in things like this is quite competent. They knew something like this is possible and easy to check for.
The company’s scientists easily could have found it and known look for it.
This company needs new leadership.
Having said all that, inclusion of a stretch of bacterial DNA is most likely safe ans has no effect.
This is why — what we don’t raise ourselves, we buy locally.