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Re:Update: CRISPR by maxerickson on Sunday March 12, 2017 @05:20PM (#13853195)
You've seen discussions where people aren't concerned with the risks?
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Re:Update: CRISPR by Eridrus on Sunday March 12, 2017 @05:49PM (#13853335)
People usually think about societal issues, or the editing technology failing, not that the unintended consequences of our edits due to a weak understanding of what genes code for and how they really interact.
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Re:Update: CRISPR by maxerickson on Sunday March 12, 2017 @05:55PM (#13853360)
Unintended consequences is one of main arguments raised against genetic engineering in general.
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