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> What are your ethics around human genome editing? Do you think its ok? If an ethics committee said it was ok, would that make a difference to how you evaluat
by a-dub 5y ago
> What are your ethics around human genome editing? Do you think its ok? If an ethics committee said it was ok, would that make a difference to how you evaluated it?
no ethics committee would ever approve transgenic human embryo experiments.
this also sounds really stupid. like there's no real science there, just a willingness to overstep ethical bounds in the pursuit of fame and fortune.
meanwhile, it sounds like actual scientists are exploring crispr/cas9 approaches to curing hiv infected persons.