Apart from ethical considerations, more importantly, ecological & evolutionary role of the species has to be considered when discussing a tool that could wipe out an entire species.
For Uditi’s parents, reading about use of CRISPR tech, or ‘genetic scissors’, to treat baby KJ, diagnosed with severe genetic disorder, reminded them of their daughter.
Ethical objections to human genome editing, like "playing God" and unforeseen effects, are valid but can be addressed through careful regulation and ethical oversight.
IS110 is a jumping gene that acts as a bridge between bits of unconnected DNA, and exists naturally in humans. The RNA bridge can also be programmed, find two Nature studies.
Artificial intelligence is making substantial strides & nations are engaged in advancing quantum technology. Gene editing & mRNA tech, too, show promise. But climate remains a worry.
In episode 587 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta analyses the science behind the discovery of hepatitis C virus that won Nobel for Medicine, and CRISPR scissors that got Chemistry Nobel.
Called INTEGRATE, the new technology can insert large DNA sequences in a genome without the adverse effects associated with popular gene-editing tool CRISPR.
Several things can go wrong with gene editing, but bioethicists worry more about the possibilities of modified genes being passed on to future generations.
India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
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