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LAWS FOR EDITED FETUSES. https://lnkd.in/dSFNpHw View in LinkedIn

GEORGE CHURCH ON CRISPR, growing “human "organoids" or small clumps of human organ tissue in the lab, and use Crispr to give them genetic faults that cause disease. "This is a really big moment, because if you think something has a genetic component, you can prove it with Crispr, and then improve it with Crispr, or other therapies." https://lnkd.in/dvsfRzb View in LinkedIn

DNA MANIPULATION. "The Crispr procedure has been welcomed by geneticists in labs around the world because of its enormous potential. Unlike standard gene therapy, Crispr allows scientists to remove faulty genes from cells, or replace them with healthy ones. It can even correct single letter spelling mistakes in the DNA code." https://lnkd.in/dvsfRzb View in LinkedIn

PUNK BIO. "Do-it-yourself CRISPR genome editing kits bring genetic engineering to your kitchen bench." https://lnkd.in/daacRKb View in LinkedIn

GLOBAL ROLES. “Bacteria are often referred to as the engines that drive nutrient cycles in the marine environment. They do this by catalyzing key processes such as CO2 fixation, organic matter recycling, conversion of nitrogen, and removal of toxic hydrogen sulfide. To extend the analogy, viruses may be the mechanics who tinker with the efficiency of these engines by shuttling metabolic genes between bacterial host cells.” https://lnkd.in/dTnw2ET View in LinkedIn

SHUFFLING GENES. “Viruses can alter the course of bacterial evolution by introducing new genes into the cells they infect. Bacterial DNA can be taken up by virus particles and shuttled to the next host bacterial cell, where it can be used to the new cell's advantage.” https://lnkd.in/dTnw2ET View in LinkedIn

A VIRAL WORLD. “The oceans are home to a staggering number of viruses, roughly 10(30), making them the most abundant organisms on the planet. Most of these viruses infect bacteria, which are also found in huge numbers” https://lnkd.in/dTnw2ET View in LinkedIn

FRAGMENT FROM NATURE considers this weekend the strange beasts called Polintons, and how these transitional beings fit into the shifting viral world, and how they were discovered. Naked DNA, living as infective transposons that can evolve, forms communities, and reproduces, as well as can transition into more complex viral forms, are truly creatures of the Grey Zone, living between worlds. View in LinkedIn

ALARMING OR EXCITING? "The profound changes of the next two decades may be nothing compared to the utter transformation that may take place in the remainder of the twenty-first century." (Your own Rorshack Test) https://lnkd.in/d8zQAx9 View in LinkedIn

"REVERSE ENGINEERING of the human brain may be accomplished in the next two decades that would allow for better understanding of its functions." https://lnkd.in/d8zQAx9 View in LinkedIn