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You say this as though one would not expect that testing for genetic disorders requires DNA collection.
by perl4ever 6y ago
You say this as though one would not expect that testing for genetic disorders requires DNA collection.
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- redis_mlc 6y agoIf testing was the only goal, then the DNA collected should be discarded. But we all know governments won't do that. We need CRISPR-as-a-service to periodically change our DNA as needed.
- jryb 6y agoThat's unfortunately not even remotely feasible for a number of reasons. There's no effective delivery mechanism for large-scale changes, efficacy is low even when a CRISPR system does get delivered to a cell, and there can be serious issues from both on- and off-target activity. These limitations will certainly improve as the technology advances but I can't imagine that there will never be a tradeoff. I would argue that the solution to this problem is regrettably not technical.