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RE: Are We Playing God? CRISPR Gene Editing
CRISPR has much to offer, some scientists are worried that the field's breakneck pace leaves little time for addressing the ethical and safety concerns such experiments can raise. What is your opinion on this issue R2W?
They are already to far ahead as you said, ethical or not they would figure out a way to do it, lIke on international waters, etc.
The problem was thrust into the spotlight in April, when news broke that scientists had used CRISPR to engineer human embryos. The embryos they used were unable to result in a live birth, but it has generated heated debate over whether and how CRISPR should be used to make heritable changes to the human genome. And there are other concerns. Some scientists want to see more studies that probe whether the technique generates stray and potentially risky genome edits; others worry that edited organisms could disrupt entire ecosystems. THIS IS VERY SCARY INDEED!
I believe it can, it can change a species completely.