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Are you concerned about off-target edits activating toxin producing pathways?

• Modified3019 3y ago
  Maybe they are referring to the small percentage of people are sensitive to the whole family (potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, tobacco, etc) and find any exposure produces inflammation/digestion issues.
  • freedomben 3y ago
    yes it's both actually! Potatoes are wildly toxic to humans when they have any green on them, and that can actually happen in the refrigerator if left to long and then consumed. They have the capacity to really F us up. Editing those strikes me as like threading a needle between hair triggers. You don't want to miss your target. But also yes exactly, the whole family can cause inflammation and difficulties in people sensitive to them (which tragically because I love spicy food, includes me D-:). So that means that any cool stuff they do I won't be able to try.
    • imtringued 3y ago
      Don't worry, once they figured it out they are going to put this stuff in every food and you won't be able to eat anything at the supermarket anymore.