the first daunting task is editing trillions of cells. rough estimates [0] put the number of cells in the body at 37 trillion, with about 80% of those being red

the first daunting task is editing trillions of cells. rough estimates [0] put the number of cells in the body at 37 trillion, with about 80% of those being red blood cells (who've lost their nuclei), so that puts the number of intact-nuclei cells at ~7.5 trillion. how many of those would you have to edit to mitigate such a syndrome? even if you could edit the critical cells, you'd end up with a chimeric cell makeup, and what does that mean in the long-term? then you have to tackle ethics, psychological effects, physiological effects, etc. not trying to squelch the thought or effort, but that seems like a very long, hard road. [0] https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318342.php https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318342.php