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Crispr and the Splice to Survive
- simonebrunozzi 6y agoOn behalf of a firm I work with, I have organized a free online event on CRISPR, called "CRISPR Mutant Ninja Turtles" (I know, catchy title), where we'll discuss gene editing, its true potential and the dangers ahead. [0] If you're curious about it and want to hear more from a panel of experts, I suggest you take a look. To comment on the Newyorker article: not only CRISPR can be used to save or eliminate species, but also to restore extinct species (a-la Jurassic Park). The biggest impact however will be on human beings, and right now I'm a bit skeptical of startups like the Odin or others, because there's not exactly a proper regulation to ensure that they don't mess up, despite mostly good intentions. [0]: https://medium.com/cota-capital/crispr-mutant-ninja-turtles-4ffa366567e1 https://medium.com/cota-capital/crispr-mutant-ninja-turtles-...
- bobajeff 6y agoHow could we bring back dinosaurs without any DNA? I think that's the problem with bringing most extinct species back is we don't have that DNA.
- neals 6y agoI saw a documentary once claiming you just need "some" DNA and you can add frog DNA to complete it. Life will then find a way.
- jsemrau 6y agoThe problem with frog DNA is the possibility in change of the heterogametic sex making it difficult to control the population. Quoting here research by M. Ogata [1], I am not an expert in the field. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1462578/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1462578/
- teruakohatu 6y agoWill you put the recording up on YouTube? The timezone unfortunately does not work for me.
- czottmann 6y agoArchived version: https://archive.ph/MQiSg https://archive.ph/MQiSg