>>13808904We use it as a matter of routine in genetic research. It is used in industry on bacteria in bioreactors, to synthesize medicine. It is used in gene drives to exterminate vector species like certaine mosquito species that spread malaria. There are several gene therapies in clinical trial, several disorders and diseases can and will be cured via gene therapy.
The CRISPR cas9 system is the latest gene edditing tool, much better than its predecessors, but it is still not perfect.
>>13808911Go back to /x/ retard.
>>13809010Yes, there are several ethical concernes, currently there is an agreement in place to not do any human edditing, and any germline edditing is strictly controled.
>>13809099He Jiankui tried to make AIDS resistand babyes. The subjects were a pair of twin girls, and the experiment aimed to change the membrane protein to which the AIDS virus binds in such a way that the protein can maintain its original funcion.
It was a partial success, and the guy got in some pretty serious trouble for doing the research. The paper never ended up being published.
