Wow, just saw this! I have been trying to find an interview of a former police officer (I think, from Oklahoma) who said that the government was going to militarize the police force and that there were plans to force an anti-God vaccine. He said there would be a requirement to show proof of vaccination, traffic stops, etc.
Here's an article about this 'God gene' and therapy they want to used to prevent Parkinson's disease....of course this can also be used to kill our God-sense entirely......playing with it will only cause disaster...and unintended consequences
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VMAT2 gene: The God Gene and Neurotransmitters
August 3, 2021 by
Debbie Moon
We humans have long sought to integrate spirituality and science – wondering how consciousness, thought, feelings, self-transcendence, and spirituality are created in the brain. Genetics researchers have tried to answer these questions over the past few decades, and their search for a genetic basis of spirituality is intriguing.
This article examines the current research on the ‘God gene’, explaining what it does and why it is important in current research on Parkinson’s disease. Genetic variants in the VMAT2 gene increase the relative risk of addiction and Parkinson’s disease.
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What is the “God” (VMAT2) gene?
VMAT2 is a neurotransmitter transporter encoded by the SLC18A2 (solute carrier family 18 member A2) gene.
It has also been dubbed the “God gene” due to its reported association with spirituality.[
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In a 2004 book by Dean Hammer, the VMAT2 gene was hypothesized to be the hereditary influence towards spirituality. The book, called
The God Gene: How Faith is Hardwired into our Genes, laid out the idea that spirituality is heritable and, at least partly, due to the VMAT2 gene. The author suggests that selection for feel-good genes creates optimism for living even though death is inevitable.[
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What does the VMAT2 gene do?
VMAT2 (SLC18A2) is a monoamine transport gene. It packages monoamine neurotransmitters from the cytosol into vesicles.
Monoamine neurotransmitters include dopamine, serotonin, adrenaline, noradrenaline, histamine, and melatonin. These are the neurotransmitters important in thinking, behavior, physical movement, pain, emotion, wakefulness, and circulation.[
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VMAT2 is important for transporting dopamine, serotonin, and other neurotransmitters into vesicles that are then released in the synapse of the neurons. In the cytosol of the cell, VMAT2 facilitates the packaging of the monoamines into secretory vesicles. These vesicles then move to the cell membrane to release their neurotransmitter payload into the synapse to send a signal to the next neuron.[
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This packaging up of the monamine neurotransmitters is essential because the monoamines are prone to oxidation in the cell. Thus, VMAT2 protects cells from oxidative stress from oxidized monoamines.[
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With its role in protecting neurons from oxidative stress, VMAT2 prevents damage to dopaminergic neurons. Parkinson’s results from damage to the dopaminergic neurons in the brain, and type 2 diabetes can result from dopamine damage in the pancreas.
Newly developed VMAT-2 inhibitors have a possible side effect of causing or unmasking Parkinson’s disease.[
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Research studies on VMAT-2:
For more than three decades, researchers have probed the functions of VMAT2. Here is a quick overview of recent research:
Faulty dopaminergic transmission is at the root of Parkinson’s. Increased VMAT2 is protective against Parkinson’s disease and also protects against toxicants that can cause Parkinson’s.[
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Animal studies show that conditionally reducing VMAT2 expression causes a whole-brain decrease in monoamine neurotransmitters.[
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Increased levels of VMAT2 can protect the brain from damage from methamphetamine.[
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Animal studies also show that increased VMAT2 is protective against anxiety and depression. Additionally, increased VMTA2 enhances locomotion.[
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Another place VMAT2 is essential is in the beta cells of the pancreas. Dopamine modulates the release of insulin, and VMAT2 is important here in the packaging up the dopamine. Thus, VMAT2 protects against oxidative stress in beta cells by controlling dopamine release.[
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