Chinese Gene-Edited Baby

[Rynn]

In principle I’m not against genetic modifications for health. But the technology used here has barely been tested on primates, there are a hell of a lot of questions still to be answered. It was an entirely unnecessary risk that (if it did actually happen and children are brought to term) could result in life long suffering if there are any erroneous mutations. Even if one does believe the health of children is worth the risk to advance the technology (I’ve seen a few people opine that, though not in a professional setting) the destruction of public trust in event of a high profile failure would be even more of a set back.