A “restraining order” is already in place. It is called the fear of some irreversible unknown — the Frankenstein factor. But mad scientists seldom listen.
Scientists will ignore any “restraining order” that lacks legal punch.
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Doesn’t the same also apply to non-scientists?
Here is a more level headed article on the ethics of CRISPR:
No time to waste—the ethical challenges created by CRISPR
https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.15252/embr.201541337
From “Jurrasic Park”:
Ian Malcolm: Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.
Science, so much knowledge, so little wisdom.
Thanks for the post.
Here’s an article on it from Nature.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01906-4
Says it “wreaks chromosomal mayhem”.
Crispr has always been an exaggerated hype.
It may inadvertently have told us something about the molecular etiology of cancer.