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I don't think CRISPR gene editing is regulated, except by convention in the scientific community, and by the ethics boards of individual labs/universities. But

I don't think CRISPR gene editing is regulated, except by convention in the scientific community, and by the ethics boards of individual labs/universities. But there may come a day when we realize this tool is too dangerous to leave unregulated.

kylebenzle 7y ago
I do CRISPR transformations and your comment is by far and away the most uninformed opinion I have ever heard on the subject. To say the least, of course gene editing is highly regulated all over the world.
Thriptic 7y ago
Well, you can't run a human trial without IRB approval, you can't run an animal study without IACUC approval, and you can't introduce a therapeutic without FDA approval so I'd say that's pretty tightly regulated.
- voldacar 7y ago
  You could do it on yourself, if you were able to afford the necessary research and equipment
  - Thriptic 7y ago
    You could if you wanted to die an unpleasant death.