The Life Construct was developed to be robust, and allowed for the beings allowed in it to be able to adapt to their surrounding in order to increase the efficiency of Life. This work involved making many compromises to what was originally desired, but it was felt that the compromises were acceptable to allow for more dynamic growth and decision making.

I have previously mentioned some of the included features that are contained within the information enabled by the DNA Blueprint: numerical numbers (encoded in the DNA structure) that correlate to a value associated with what the original DNA template was meant to be; multiple redundancy in many determinate factors of DNA (for instance, eye color); portions of DNA that are truly inter-dimensional, and thus hidden from observation; a commonality of DNA that extends to all Life and all species; an ability for many species to change gender, to support critical shortages of a single gender.  

Some of these important features have been lost over time, some due to an inherent ability to adapt to surroundings, some due to a belief in them that has been lost over time (this aspect involves more of a change in intention of the ability). But some have also been lost because of a desire to “tinker,” or change, elements of DNA for one reason or another. For instance, since the mapping of the human genome was accomplished, scientists have been busy trying to understand the role of different elements of DNA; much of this work has been done by the medical community (and pharmaceutical researchers) in order to better understand the relationships between DNA and diseases. There has also now been an effort to try to “adapt” or correct what is believed to be errors in DNA that have resulted in specific diseases. Some cancers are one of diseases that are thought to be caused by defective genes within DNA. In some cases, some people who desire particular traits in a child (or plant or animal) will make modifications to DNA (which may include adding DNA from another species) in order to generate Life with particular characteristics. Agriculture is one area where this kind of genetic manipulation is done on a regular basis; it is done to shorten the growth cycle, to create certain desirable characteristics, to increase resistance to harmful species (including other plants, animals, and insects), and to increase adaptability of the Life (for instance, growing tomatoes in brackish waters).

But are all of these changes beneficial to the Life that is modified? Or beneficial to other forms of Life that should have more of a symbiotic relationship with that Life? The answer is that the results have been mixed, in large part because the technology is (relatively) new, and many of the changes in DNA have not been observed long enough to determine the long term impacts.  It might be best to discuss this by the use of examples.

Much work has been done in the area of agriculture. Many different types of crops, like corn, wheat, and many more, have had genetic modifications made; the intent of many of these modifications is to increase production, reduce tolerance to pests and “weeds”, or to help crops grow is adverse conditions. To be clear, the “genetic modifications” addressed her do not include changes brought about by the hybridization of the crops, which is a vastly different process. The genetic modifications have brought about changes in the DNA structure of the plants; they include the addition of genes to make the crops “roundup ready”, genes that result in “Soybeans genetically engineered to contain Brazil-nuts”, and many other genetic changes. While the intent behind the “GMOs” was likely intended to be beneficial, in many cases they may not be; many of these changes bring about allergies to those that may consume them, and they may generally result in inflammation in the body. The longer term effects of these changes on human or animal DNA remains unknown.

In medicine, genetic modifications have been used to help pharmaceutical companies produce drugs faster by modifying the genes of bacteria that produce components required for the medication. A relatively new development is to incorporate genetic changes in a virus, in order to use the virus to introduce genetic changes in a host. This newer technology, called mRNA technology, is currently being used to vaccines.  But many of these products have not yet been fully approved for general use, and their longer term effects on humans and animals have not been fully determined.

There is one more example that I have seen in the Libraries.  Many 100s of thousand of years ago, there was a society on another planet; they had scientifically and technologically progressed to a point that they believed they could modify their own DNA in order to help heal diseases, and to enhance limited physical characteristics.  So they began to incorporate this genetic engineering technology into their existence, without fully understanding the long and short term ramifications of their efforts. After a relatively short number of years, they began to notice a general decline in their population. They soon discovered that the genetic changes that they had introduced to help them had, in fact, caused them to be unable to reproduce. It was initially difficult to determine this, in part because they had a longer than normal gestation period, and they had much longer lives that many other species. Souls from the Life Construct have been working with them in order to try to restore their reproduction capabilities (with some success).

It is important to understand that the genetic codes of DNA are incredibly complex and multidimensional, and it may not be possible for humans to fully comprehend this complexity for hundreds of thousands or millions of years. For one to write about the details of DNA, as it is presented in the Akashic Libraries, would take millions of volumes, each with hundreds of thousands of pages, and effort far too complex in many respects to be presented within a lifetime. A more prudent choice may be to begin to limit exposure to anything that has been “genetically modified”.