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CRISPR - First Human Embryos 'Edited' in U.S.

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  • #31
    Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
    Yeah, that's my worry - there's oodles of room for unintended consequences.
    zombies. that's how it starts.

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    • #32
      Originally posted by Roy View Post
      DNA isn't like rope. It doesn't get weaker if you separate and reattach it. It's more like Lego than hemp.
      Well, I didn't know that. Thanks for the explanation.
      That's what
      - She

      Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
      - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

      I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
      - Stephen R. Donaldson

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      • #33
        Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
        Yeah, that's my worry - there's oodles of room for unintended consequences.
        Yeah, the technology doesn't seem very precise to me:

        https://www.inverse.com/article/3415...f-data-storage



        Article claims it's over 90% accuracy, which doesn't sound that great.

        Although the second image was decoded from bacteria offspring, so it's not clear how many of the errors came from the process itself and how many came from later mutations.
        "As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12

        There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.

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          https://news.osu.edu/news/2017/08/07...ive-med-study/

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