Magnetogenetics

It’s not just the much-publicized genetic cut-and-paste (CRISPR/Cas9) method of cell conquest/colonization. Such is the global productivity of labor and so enormous the extraction of surplus value that the bosses can freely fund (and mainly: unchecked) the most paranoid technological research. As long as there are results.

There is optogenetics: the manipulation of cellular function using light of a specific frequency, in living organisms. Not the function of just any cells: neurons are the researchers’ favorites, and they have their reasons…

But optogenetics has limitations. Although it allows targeted manipulation of neurons, light beams do not penetrate tissues; which means that sensors need to be implanted first. It is offered, mainly, for laboratory experiments…

Magnetogenetics excels. Magnetic waves at frequencies of a few millitesla can penetrate the brain, as tissues create minimal obstacles. While optogenetics uses light-sensitive proteins (opsins) to influence the function of nerve cells, magnetogenetics attempts the same manipulation either by “directing” blood ferritin or magnetic nanoparticles that have been introduced beforehand. Because it does not require the implantation of additional sensors, magnetogenetics is suitable for cellular colonization of living organisms outside laboratories, in “free” movement—always within the magnetic field, however…

If you feel annoyed or even angry about these technologies, there is an antidote. It’s called “trust in the science of capital” (ttecs) and comes in 500mg and 1000mg capsules. If you don’t believe us, ask everyone who is already undergoing their treatment…

bytes & genes | cyborg #23 – 02/2022