[FRIAM] semi-idle question

[Marcus Daniels]

It seems to me the social and legislative reactions to COVID-19, such as they are, are not so different from the choice to use CRISPR to engineer around a disease at the population level.   They are both high-order behaviors that come from evolution, they aren't separate from it.  There are unforeseen consequences to action and inaction.   There's not a conservative stay-on-course-for-sure option.  The sands shift out from under us.

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of jon zingale
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:12 PM
To: friam at redfish.com
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] semi-idle question

I pressed a similar argument for CRISPR on vFriam this week. If the socially responsible thing to do is to vaccinate for COVID-19, then perhaps it is even more socially responsible to CRISPR away all potential to contract the virus for future generations.



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