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The discovery and research of CRISPR makes in vivo genetic modification possible and safe, is going to absolutely revolutionize humanity. Imagine a world comple

The discovery and research of CRISPR makes in vivo genetic modification possible and safe, is going to absolutely revolutionize humanity. Imagine a world completely devoid of genetic diseases or with treatment for those diseases. Imagine a reduction in occurrence of over 50% of cancers. Imagine being able to change fundamental aspects of yourself. Imagine a grad student learning tools that can be used to recreate smallpox or make influenza cause cancer. This revolution is happening _right now_. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR?wprov=sfla1

Balgair 6y ago
If you're looking for what is going to be the next digital/industrial/etc revolution, CRISPR is that thing.
- terrycody 6y ago
  totally agree, can't agree more, 1000% agree.
kilroy123 6y ago
I can recommend the documentary about this on Netflix called "Unnatural Selection". https://www.netflix.com/title/80208910 https://www.netflix.com/title/80208910
0_gravitas 6y ago
I have a collection of medical complications which are a result of genetic traits I've inherited, and I have lived the first 20 or so years of my life in varying degrees of constant pain. It frustrates me greatly when people immediately assign genetic engineering a negative title "b-b-because the Nazis and GATTACA", and this shortsightedness flippantly ignores the true consequences of inaction. There are others like me, and of course a great deal more who have it far far worse, and I firmly believe that I should have never been allowed to happen. A part of me resents my mother and father for deciding to have another child after they knew that something like me was possible: my younger brother has a similar set of medical conditions. I so desperately wish to see corrective genetic engineering become commonplace, and it is one of the few things which provides a faint hope for the future to me these days.

Balgair 6y ago

If you're looking for what is going to be the next digital/industrial/etc revolution, CRISPR is that thing.

terrycody 6y ago
totally agree, can't agree more, 1000% agree.

kilroy123 6y ago

I can recommend the documentary about this on Netflix called "Unnatural Selection". https://www.netflix.com/title/80208910 https://www.netflix.com/title/80208910

0_gravitas 6y ago

I have a collection of medical complications which are a result of genetic traits I've inherited, and I have lived the first 20 or so years of my life in varying degrees of constant pain. It frustrates me greatly when people immediately assign genetic engineering a negative title "b-b-because the Nazis and GATTACA", and this shortsightedness flippantly ignores the true consequences of inaction. There are others like me, and of course a great deal more who have it far far worse, and I firmly believe that I should have never been allowed to happen. A part of me resents my mother and father for deciding to have another child after they knew that something like me was possible: my younger brother has a similar set of medical conditions. I so desperately wish to see corrective genetic engineering become commonplace, and it is one of the few things which provides a faint hope for the future to me these days.