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Isn't it possible to create poison genes using CRISPR that are always dominant and will lead to a species extinction? Why not apply this technology to complete
by jostmey 9y ago
Isn't it possible to create poison genes using CRISPR that are always dominant and will lead to a species extinction?
Why not apply this technology to completely eliminate Opioid plants?
P.S. I am sure there are many reasons why this won't work, but let's think big, okay?
- base698 9y agoI like the idea of having poppies when doctors are fishing around in my body with scalpels or after I break a femur. Eliminating would just punish those who don't make questionable life decisions.
- pixl97 9y agoUm, you're not thinking big enough, and there is a large number of failures of imagination you are experiencing. First, opioids are actually really good when you don't abuse them. Just go break your leg and you'll see why. Second, you are suffering from the sci-fy show "use space age technology yet still have modern problems" thing you see. If you can 'extinct' poppies, I can just as easily use CRISPR to stick those genes in anything else. It's not corn, it's my cash crop! If you have supertechnology don't fix plants, fix people.