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RE: Are We Playing God? CRISPR Gene Editing
An excellent article. I used to work in research lab years ago and we utilized CRISPR gene. It seems like it is much easier to obtain results now. Do you think it could be implemented in eliminating antibiotic resistant strains of viruses and bacteria?
Hi and thanks for sharing I think its def. a game changer and maybe one day will see a CRISPR pill or something to that effect that can help out with the antibiotic resistant strains. This science has endless possibilities if used for good.
Antibiotics work on bacteria, so viruses are not effected by antibiotics. Do not take antibiotics for a viral infection.
Now that that is out of the way, I like the idea of using bacteriophages to take out antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria. A bacteriophage is a virus that specifically can target and lyse (kill) the target bacteria. Of course, within a population of bacteria, there can be naturally occurring resistance to phages. This resistance, of course, can be due to the bacterial immune system known as CRISPR. Funny how that works.