CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time

Oh noes science! Quick get your epipen!

Fucking retards here, unless you want to be killed by everything nature will be throwing at us (like the resistant bacteria) this research is very important.

Yes, there is a potential for evil doing, but that goes for nearly every scientific discovery, it's because humans are not perfect and biased and the scientific method is imperfect but selfcorrecting.

Don't blame those who do nothing but sacrifice their time and energy for the betterment of our species.

If you wanna talk malignant, let's talk religion.. Like banning the use of contraception in places infested with HIV/AIDS,despite there being proof that condoms help prevent the spread that's malignant.

Also I blame the church for your stupidity. You could have been an educated rational person but they clouded your mind with make belief, that's malignant.

Pinned it Tess.

Very interesting indeed.

Injecting MAN-MADE gene-editing immune cells which "attacks" certain proteins -

What possibly could go wrong?

"DNA-cutting enzyme with a molecular guide that can be programmed to tell the enzyme precisely where to cut. The disabled gene codes for the protein PD-1, which normally puts the brakes on a cell’s immune response: cancers take advantage of that function to proliferate."

And auto immune disease wasn´t bad enough? Is this going to be auto-immune on steroids?


"It is well known that CRISPR can result in gene edits at the wrong place in the genome, with potentially harmful effects."

But they don´t list anywhere what those could be.


"Because the technique targets T cells, which are involved in various kinds of immune responses, in a non-specific way, Chan worries that the approach might induce an excessive autoimmune response in which the cells would start attacking the gut, or adrenaline glands or other normal tissue. “All the T cells — everything will be active. That will be a concern,” says Chan."

[link to www.nature.com]

What are they really trying to change in the genome under the guise of "saving lives"?

:tsopfu:

Actually, I´m worried that they could actually use this as a biological weapon and make it somehow communicable.

People playing God, great. What could go wrong...

I think experiments like this one were made for years and years in secret.

Thanks Cybored. I thought it was important, surprised it got ignored. The way we're going we'll bring about our own extinction. The only people left will he any undiscovered, unpolluted tribes.

Maybe we've done this before.

Rather than doing a genetic gene splice directly into the human genome which can lead to unintended medical and physical consequences for the patient...

A better approach is to use monoclonal antibodies that block the PD-1 cancer receptors directly on the cancer cell itself, the Chinese article did not mention PD-L1 receptors either only the PD-1, once you block the PD-1 and PDL-1 receptors of the cancer cell, the cancer cell will be unable to defend itself from the CD-8 killer T-Cells that the body will produce once the PD-1 and PD-L1 receptors are blocked. There is an American company already working on this and is also the first company to have the Zika vaccine in phase one clinical trials using what is called Sync-On technology that ultimately activates the CD-8 killer T-cells in your body to recognize various pathogens including cancer and many other diseases.

Oh noes science! Quick get your epipen!

Fucking retards here, unless you want to be killed by everything nature will be throwing at us (like the resistant bacteria) this research is very important.

Yes, there is a potential for evil doing, but that goes for nearly every scientific discovery, it's because humans are not perfect and biased and the scientific method is imperfect but selfcorrecting.

Don't blame those who do nothing but sacrifice their time and energy for the betterment of our species.

If you wanna talk malignant, let's talk religion.. Like banning the use of contraception in places infested with HIV/AIDS,despite there being proof that condoms help prevent the spread that's malignant.

Also I blame the church for your stupidity. You could have been an educated rational person but they clouded your mind with make belief, that's malignant.

Alright smart guy. I think this is mental and I'm an atheist.

Who will own the genes? The same types of company that owns the copyright to various modified crops?

Alright smart guy. I think this is mental and I'm an atheist.

Who will own the genes? The same types of company that owns the copyright to various modified crops?

It's the law, no one can own or patent the human Genome.... what is patentable however are the DNA sequences for the antigen markers, the markers only look like a cancer virus but will not harm the body because it is made from inert synthetic material that is gets eliminated and filtered out of the body... the ability to identify the many cancer viruses using the Synthetic DNA Monoclonal Antibodies are patentable because it is not a human DNA material that does not replicate the human genome just the virus DNA material...it generates a huge immune response that activates killer T-Cells of the immune system...