Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s CRISPR gene editing? What are its pros and cons? Where’s humanity headed?, and more.
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Resources:
CRISPR Gene Editing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR_gene_editing
What CRISPR-baby prison sentences mean for research: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00001-y
Inactivation of porcine endogenous retrovirus in pigs using CRISPR-Cas9: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/357/6357/1303
Tracking the Cost of Gene Therapy: https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/10/24/148183/tracking-the-cost-of-gene-therapy/
Gattaca: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca
The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blind_Watchmaker
Clinic Claims Success In Making Babies With 3 Parents' DNA: https://n.pr/3g6wEyS
Anthropocene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropocene
Minimalism: https://www.theminimalists.com/minimalism/
Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs? https://to.pbs.org/2OJsyBp
