Gene editing is about to happen, but don't freak out just
yet
We'll look back on 2016 as
the year humans finally began to transcend disease, or we'll remember it as the
time we took the first terrible steps toward corrupting our own gene pool.
Those are the two disparate futures we may be facing when you take to their
logical conclusions arguments for and against using the controversial
gene-editing tool known as Crispr/Cas9 on human embryos.Which future is more likely
could depend on how we move forward. This landmark moment in the history of
genetic engineering is reminiscent of the first successful splitting of an atom
or Henry Ford's assembly line giving birth to an American automobile obsession.
