Posted on Nov 28, 2018 | Comments Off on With CRISPR, Let’s Not Make The Cultural Mistakes Of Stem Cells All Over Again
When Dr. He Jiankui
announced that he had used CRISPR to prevent future HIV infection in twin girls, there was outrage across the United States, but most of it had nothing to do with science. It was instead concern that a mad scientist with suspect ethics had used a new technology to edit human embryos, and if that remains unchecked Frankenhumans could be born. It may be 2018 but it...
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Posted on Jun 20, 2017 | Comments Off on Are New Government Guidelines For Genetically Engineered Products Going Far Enough?
Since 2014, China has spent $4 billion on advanced agricultural science and is approving new technologies rapidly. Meanwhile, our food science regulatory system remains trapped in the 1980s, paralyzed by environmental lobbyists who buy full-page ads in the New York Times claiming they are "unsure", it just "needs more testing."read...
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