Is gene editing technology a gospel or a curse?

Have you ever imagined that AIDS and cancer can be cured, and the "imperfect" form of baldness, obesity, etc. can be easily rid of, or even really rejuvenate, and life is no longer bound by time? These visions are likely to be realized through gene editing techniques.

According to foreign media reports, scientists have discovered a new method of gene editing that can repair the "broken genes" of the brain. Previous reports said that researchers could not edit the genes of the eyes, brain, heart and liver tissue. But the latest technology has enabled them to realize this idea for the first time, and it is possible to bring new treatments to a range of diseases related to aging.

Gene editing technology refers to enabling humans to "edit" the target gene, and to knock out and join specific gene fragments. It is like a scalpel that can be modified based on the location of the genetic error. If human beings can fully master the gene editing technology, in the face of many diseases, humans will no longer talk about tiger color change.

According to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, life-programming is expected to eradicate AIDS by using genetic editing techniques to remove HIV sequences from the genome of the cell, thereby permanently eradicating HIV from the patient. With such a weapon, the threat of AIDS will no longer exist.

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Gene editing techniques have been tested on animals. Previously, scientists at the University of California in the United States successfully developed a malaria strain using gene editing technology. Through the offspring, some malaria blocking genes can be quickly introduced into the mosquito population, eventually eliminating the ability of the insect to spread malaria to humans. Harvard researchers have used gene editing technology to knock out 62 retroviral genes in pig cells at one time, thus clearing the major difficulties of using pig organs for human transplantation, bringing millions of patients worldwide who need organ transplants. Come hope.

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