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This is very interesting if used for treating diseases or help people to live a better life but if left without regulations of what is ok and what is not, peopl
by Oras 9y ago
This is very interesting if used for treating diseases or help people to live a better life but if left without regulations of what is ok and what is not, people will definitely abuse or misuse it.
- pc86 9y agoWhat sorts of things would not be ok in your mind? Speaking strictly of editing your own genes, of course.
- ryandvm 9y agoWell technically, you're not just editing your own genes. You're also potentially affecting the genes of the male's heirs.
- eximius 9y agoNot the females?
- ryandvm 9y agoDoh. I worded that very poorly. The point I was trying to make was that changes from CRISPR-style gene therapies in males will be passed to the offspring since sperm are produced constantly. The same is not true for gene editing in females because female eggs are all (mostly?) produced at birth.
- eximius 9y agoEh, I wasn't commenting for any gender-political reason. I was mainly wondering why we don't expect the eggs themselves to be modified.
- v_lisivka 9y agoBuilt-in Viagra.
- Oras 9y agowell having weird body parts or modifying one of the symetric parts by mistake. Example having an arm full of muscles while the other one is quite weak and small. Becoming blind or loosing taste ... etc due to mistakes.