Gene Editing for Disease Prevention: Hype and Ethical Anxiety by Lawrence Kogan Gene editing is the most dramatic turn that science has taken in a century. The notion-upon-reading the sentence that scientists can edit a strand of DNA to save humans from diseases is something from a science fiction novel. As exhilarating as it is, however, this technology opens enormous ...
Synthetic biology just sounds like the title of a science fiction movie, doesn’t it? Couldn’t be the name of a real revolutionary field, one that utterly rewrites the rules on how we think about life and biology. Imagine being in the position to design biological systems much the same as one designs software or machines. That is what synthetic biology ...
Gene editing is one of the most transformative developments in biotechnology, with the potential to cure genetic diseases, enhance human capabilities, and revolutionize agriculture. It involves making precise changes to an organism’s DNA. The most well-known gene-editing tool is CRISPR-Cas9, which allows scientists to cut DNA at specific points and insert, delete, or modify genetic material.With the rise of AI ...