Values-based disagreements over genetic engineering are likely to be a major source of conflict between states in the coming decades, warns a recent report from the National Intelligence Council. “How people think about the very nature of life and how people love and hate is likely to be challenged by major technological advances in understanding and efforts … Continue reading National Intelligence Council Report warns that genetic engineering poses unprecedented threat to the world
CRISPR gene editing may wipe out human geniuses and dumb down human civilization to “conforming” average
The biotechnology technique known as CRISPR has brought down the costs of genetic engineering by 99 percent and slashed the time required to create new modifications to a matter of weeks. And while Frankenfood companies such as Monsanto are already eagerly pursuing this technology in their efforts to gain more control over the food supply, the most wide-reaching effects … Continue reading CRISPR gene editing may wipe out human geniuses and dumb down human civilization to “conforming” average
