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The D Word
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‘Who are YOU?’ said the Caterpillar. Alice replied shyly, ‘I – I hardly know, sir, just at present – at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have changed several times since then.’ – Alice’s Adventures in
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“CRISPR offers the greatest hope to treat monogenic genetic diseases—those caused by a single mutated gene.”
― A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution
― A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution
“Labradors are prone to some thirty genetic conditions, 60 percent of golden retrievers succumb to cancer, beagles are commonly afflicted with epilepsy, and Cavalier King Charles spaniels suffer from seizures and persistent pain due to their deformed skulls.66 These poignant medical problems haven’t kept humans from letting tastes dictate the genotype and phenotype of humankind’s best friend.”
― A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution
― A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution
“A full 8 percent of the human genome—over 250 million letters of DNA—is a remnant of ancient retroviruses that infected ancestors of our species millennia ago.”
― A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution
― A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution
“Will focusing on de-extinction and designer pets distract us from protecting existing endangered species or mistreated and neglected companion animals?”
― A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution
― A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution
“TOMATOES THAT CAN sit in the pantry slowly ripening for months without rotting. Plants that can better weather climate change. Mosquitoes that are unable to transmit malaria. Ultra-muscular dogs that make fearsome partners for police and soldiers. Cows that no longer grow horns. These organisms might sound far-fetched, but in fact, they already exist, thanks to gene editing. And they’re only the beginning. As I write this, the world around us is being revolutionized by CRISPR, whether we’re ready for it or not.”
― A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution
― A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution
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