> Church says that genome-editing techniques will remain the go-to choice for most applications ...
George Church is kind of a sarcastic name for a genetic scientist..
But the ethics question is more open then ever.
Didn't you immediately think about how cool it would be if we could program these organisms to do stuff ? I did.
Could you then program it to become multi-cellular ?
How long before this can be achieved ? 10 years ? 50 ?
However, "Because it’s there" is a worrying motivation to pursue this knowledge, because the pandora's box it opens is very real.
We're getting closer to the point were we can play God and achieve magical technological feats.
But are we mature enough to handle the powers that this technology bestows upon us ?
Do we really need this technology now ?
George Church is kind of a sarcastic name for a genetic scientist..
But the ethics question is more open then ever. Didn't you immediately think about how cool it would be if we could program these organisms to do stuff ? I did. Could you then program it to become multi-cellular ?
How long before this can be achieved ? 10 years ? 50 ?
However, "Because it’s there" is a worrying motivation to pursue this knowledge, because the pandora's box it opens is very real.
We're getting closer to the point were we can play God and achieve magical technological feats.
But are we mature enough to handle the powers that this technology bestows upon us ? Do we really need this technology now ?