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RE: Second CRISPR Edited Pregnancy Underway, 19 edited embryos await implantation, ethics wildly violated
I had heard a little bit about this, but I didn't know about all of the background drama. It sounds like this dude is just out there doing whatever he wants to do.
I'm not gonna lie: I find CRISPR to be some scary technology. Who knows how many other evil geniuses are using it for unethical or nefarious purposes but are just smart enough not to announce it to the world!
Dr He is acting like a full on mad scientist here. Unethical to the extreme.
CRISPR has enormous potential. It could cure cystic fibrosis. It could fix so many things, genetically. OTOH, it is also a technology that is so 'easy' to use, as you said, it could have some terrifying consequences.
IE. it's like most other technologies. ;)