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Re:Five big mysteries about CRISPR’s origins by kneel on Friday January 13, 2017 @02:01PM (#13393618)
James Clapper's job is to worry about everything, of course he would say that.

The common flu is a lot more dangerous than CRISPR/cas9.

The CRISPR/cas9 system has potential for existential threat in the same way that AI does (not anytime soon.) This is what happens when you develop a new set of tools.

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Re:Five big mysteries about CRISPR’s origins by ahazred8ta on Friday January 13, 2017 @04:15PM (#13394771)
> James Clapper's job is to worry about everything

"And Ye Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Make You Free" is inscribed in the lobby of the CIA, but informally they say "the truth will just make you nervous". :(

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Re:Five big mysteries about CRISPR’s origins by obstinate on Saturday January 14, 2017 @02:46AM (#13397423)
Feel the same. Would be much more worried if we had figured out how to fix cancerous cells with CRISPR already.
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