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Actual article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0204-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0204-6 This is perhaps not surprising, but still v
by virusduck 8y ago
Actual article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0204-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0204-6
This is perhaps not surprising, but still very disheartening news
- nvahalik 8y agoI could be wrong, but this seems like a blessing in disguise. Maybe I'm just totally ignorant about CRISPR but from what I have read, it seems like this is totally wild-west/uncharted territory. This seems like one of those technologies that could have massive unintended consequences. Perhaps this is a _good_ thing rather than a bad thing.
- criddell 8y agoWhen you see a hammer lying around, do you think of the things that could be built or the things that could be destroyed?
- codeulike 8y agoI think "who left that hammer there?"
- dharma1 8y agoHammers don't have unexpected, wide reaching consequences generations down the line, by which time it's too late to do anything about it. Hammers don't also fundamentally change the course of evolution. It's like comparing a slingshot with a nuclear missile
- tomrod 8y agoDepends on how old I am/mature I'm feeling. Presently? Build. 6 years old? Bottle and rock smash time.
- nvahalik 8y agoPersonally, I make a mad dash to it before one of the kiddos decides to smash something with it!
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