[BenLurkin]

[Mariner]

And we thought we had problems with editing bat viruses.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Great. They can make leaner flavorless beef. Will we be able to get heritage beef?

[Maudeen]

I am tired of science fooling around with God’s creation. https://spiritdailyblog.com/commentary/playing-with-hellfire

[thecodont]

Aren’t these the “meat is evil” and “ditch the dairy” and “save the planet” people? Why therefore all this fooling around with animal code?

[minnesota_bound]

Here is some video from the documentary of that attempt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NPvXMoVCV8

[magooey]

The male animals were then born sterile, but began producing sperm after researchers transplanted stem cells from donor animals into their testes.

Animals first, human next. Imagine a lot of little Billy Gates' running around. Is this what is meant by "the future is female?"

[metmom]

No having to guess where some of the creatures mentioned in the book of Revelation come from.

[neverevergiveup]

Most FReepers could do this gene editing in their garage - with very little instruction. I’m entirely serious.

It isn’t a matter of ‘can this be done’ anymore. More importantly, it’s a matter of ‘should this be done’.

[familyop]

Looks like an effort to make meat production more centralized like so many other things. We need a movement towards decentralizing and more distributed production in everything. Start with a farm tractor with a license that bars patents.

[know.your.why]

This kind of stuff makes me really nervous.

[moovova]

“...to boost food production”

So, what happens when a several hundred 20-foot tall meat cows decide they don’t want to be slaughtered?