Ethics
Safety
What is the primary ethical concern in gene editing?
Using gene therapy to cure certain diseases, particularly genetic ones, such as cancers that are caused by genetic mutations.
What is the most popular use for gene editing?
A piece biotechnology that can edit the human genome.
What is CRISPR
An unpopular practice that critics of gene editing may compare it to.
What is eugenics?
More advanced genetic modification in plants.
What is a use for CRISPR outside of our species?
Cutting an unwanted gene by cutting a piece of the Chromosome
What is the job of CAS-9?
Saving the lives of countless people with genetic diseases.
What is the primary argument in favor of CRISPR?
Children whose genes have been changed to produce a more desirable genotype/phenotype.
What are designer babies?
The nucleus repairs a damaged piece of DNA using the modified RNA as a template.
What is the final step in gene editing?