Preventing mitochondrial diseases is a good thing. And even better is the fact that the healthy baby can grow up to pass on its healthy mitochondrial DNA the natural way.
A human-human-human hybrid, as it were. ;-)
I appreciate science. I appreciate the many things that science has done in the medical realm over the years. However...it just strikes me as wrong to start “engineering” our progeny.
Adding a third party to the actual genetic material just makes me think that we may be giving up something very deeply rooted in our humanity for the possibility of some ....I can’t come up with the term....convenience? Kind of a “warranty” on the health of your progeny?
Maybe it’s just me but this seems like one of those things that looks alright on paper but starts to get creepy as the story begins to flesh out.
I appreciate science. I appreciate the many things that science has done in the medical realm over the years. However...it just strikes me as wrong to start “engineering” our progeny.
Adding a third party to the actual genetic material just makes me think that we may be giving up something very deeply rooted in our humanity for the possibility of some ....I can’t come up with the term....convenience? Kind of a “warranty” on the health of your progeny?
Maybe it’s just me but this seems like one of those things that looks alright on paper but starts to get creepy as the story begins to flesh out.
Who knew?
Well the logo does look a little like a DNA Double Helix
Best headline in a while!