Scientists get 'gene editing' go-ahead

Commander Wallace · 02-02-16, 10:09 AM

As with any technological advancement, the potential for abuse will always exist. Understanding the genetic code and nucleotide sequencing and perhaps manipulation of the same offered promising results with regards to genetic disorders. Stem or mesenchymal cell research similarly offered hope where one may have been seriously injured or again suffered a genetic issue.

Sadly, it seems more work was done repairing disorders instead of identifying risk factors and preventing diseases from happening in the first place.

Currently, both China and Russia are involved in what is called " Human enhancement operations "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_enhancement

http://www.businessinsider.com/china...me-laws-2015-4

It's up to the readers to determine on their own if this constitutes abuse.

It's ironic though that we are now hearing of Zika viruses and such that were previously unknown .

Genetically engineered ? you decide.

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Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	As with any technological advancement, the potential for abuse will always exist. Understanding the genetic code and nucleotide sequencing and perhaps manipulation of the same offered promising results with regards to genetic disorders. Stem or mesenchymal cell research similarly offered hope where one may have been seriously injured or again suffered a genetic issue. Sadly, it seems more work was done repairing disorders instead of identifying risk factors and preventing diseases from happening in the first place. Currently, both China and Russia are involved in what is called " Human enhancement operations " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_enhancement http://www.businessinsider.com/china...me-laws-2015-4 It's up to the readers to determine on their own if this constitutes abuse. It's ironic though that we are now hearing of Zika viruses and such that were previously unknown . Genetically engineered ? you decide.