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You're right that the precision of Cas9 is not a 100% (off-target effects), but 1) it is still magnitudes more precise than traditional breeding (where you hav
by folli 9y ago
You're right that the precision of Cas9 is not a 100% (off-target effects), but
1) it is still magnitudes more precise than traditional breeding (where you have no idea what is happening and you only select by screening for selected phenotypes); a popular example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenape_potato https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenape_potato
2) you will anyway have to verify our intended modification by genome sequencing
Your cited source (GMWatch) is on the same propaganda-level as an Anti-Vaxxer website.
- 13years 9y agoThere is also this Crack in CRISPR Facade after Unanticipated In Vivo Mutations Arise | GEN https://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/crack-in-crispr-fa-ade-after-unanticipated-in-vivo-mutations-arise/81254419?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=gen+daily+news+highlights&utm_content=02&utm_campaign=gen+daily+news+highlights_20170530 https://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/crack-in-cris...