Tag: germ line
An ID Prediction for CRISPR Gene Editing
From an design perspective, there is no compelling reason to think that CRISPR gene editing will constitute an enhancement tool for building superior humans.
Slouching Toward a “Brave New World”
Genetic engineering could unleash a deadly pandemic or lead to a “new eugenics” with very sharp teeth.
Germ-Line Gene Editing Will Never Be Safe
The brains of two babies who were germ-line gene edited using the CRISPR process — meaning the engineered genetic changes will flow down the generations.
Time for Gene Editing “Global Observatory”
We are not having a meaningful discussion about whether and how to regulate what I believe to be the most powerful technology ever invented.
Evolution’s Third Rail — Transgenerational Epigenetics Can Have a Profound Impact
It is an enormous problem to explain how such capabilities evolved.
