I didn’t say it was magic. Part of the issue is we don’t know what modifications he made in making his artificial version. I won’t pretend like there aren’t a lot of unknowns there. It could alter the effectiveness in numerous ways.
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andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 week agoYou do make a good point with the full backing rigor of the scientific method this procedure would always be successful.
What? Even highly effective treatments with ample research backing will not “always be successful.”
Again, as the excerpt I copied in shows, there are also RISKS with CRISPR. Things like mosaicism, things like half of your cells having the modification and half not.
Do you have any background in biology? Can you explain why a gene that only conveys resistance in a homozygous genotype would be magically effective in a heterozygous because it was artificial?
Can you define the terms “homozygous” and “heterozygous” even?
arrow74@lemm.ee 1 week ago
andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yes - exactly. He didn’t know what was going to happen. When you don’t know what is going to happen, you don’t play with lives.
JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 1 week ago
This topic is flushing out some concerning people.