There is something deeply unsettling about the direction some areas of science are taking, particularly when it comes to the development of new vaccine technology.
A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has begun work on a project to turn edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine producers. The goal is to allow people to one day consume a vaccine by eating a salad instead of receiving a traditional injection.
On the surface, this may appear innovative, as usually the claim promises to solve certain logistical problems, like the need for cold storage, which has been one of the challenges with mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines. These plant-based vaccines could, in theory, be grown in one’s backyard, stored at room temperature, and consumed in a casual meal. It’s being funded by the National Science Foundation with a significant grant, which makes clear that this idea is not some fringe experiment but a serious and well-supported development.
But there is a darker side to all of this. The very idea of placing medical treatments into food without strict, clear boundaries introduces deep ethical concerns. It shifts the role of food from nourishment to delivery of biological instructions to the human body, instructions that many still do not fully understand. This blurring of lines between health, science, and autonomy raises the question: what happens when people no longer know what they are truly consuming?
To treat the population as if it needs to be quietly medicated through food is a sad and sadistic step. It assumes the public cannot be trusted to make its own choices, and worse, that it must be managed as a herd. If health authorities begin using food as a vessel for treatments, the risk is not just scientific overreach, it is the quiet erosion of consent, one meal at a time. They are framing this sadistic suggestion as progress; but its just them treating us like lab rats, control masked as convenience.
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