Gene editing: should you be worried?

Yes, you should worried because in many cases some body functions are correlated between how several genes are functioning. People are said that body function are set by only one gene – this happens in many cases but hardly not all of them. Changing one gene while the other remain the same while you want to increase your intelligence can change everything. From an intelligent person you may become a retard instead of a person even more intelligent if the gene correlation is going bad.

Watch the video and think about it. You won’t probably change anything or not much when genes are involved but watch it. From combating climate change, to curing disease, to creating designer babies, gene-editing technologies have the potential to transform lives. What risks do they pose?

00:00 – Gene editing: risk v reward
01:06 – Cavendish bananas are under threat
03:47 – GM crops have a bad reputation
05:18 – GM mosquitoes could reduce transmissible viruses
07:50 – Ethical concerns around genetic interventions
09:30 – Editing genes with CRISPR
10:57 – CRISPR could cure sickle-cell disease
12:31 – Controversial applications of CRISPR
15:23 – Could gene editing lead to designer babies?
16:20 – Germline editing is causing international outcry
18:37 – CRIPSR could revolutionise agriculture and combat climate change
21:11 – Using genetic editing to rescue wild populations
23:30 – Gene editing may transform life on earth.