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Yes, I think we should edit our genes because it would be better for the human body. Lets say someone were to die over being allergic to a peanut or something, we would be able to edit the genes and that problem wouldn't have happened. Like the Stanford Medicine website states, "can edit genes to prevent allergic reactions" which can help people and can help scientists discover new things. Editing genes can save lives especially if the allergy is very life threatening and it gives a plus to the scientists for getting something to test on since like the Stanford Medicine states, "It's exciting to use gifts from IDT". So yes, I think we should be able to edit our genes.

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I believe that we need to motivate gene adjustments due to the fact there are lots of advantages involved. According to the National Human Genome Research Institute, "One way that scientists use genome modifying is to look into exclusive ailments that have an effect on humans." If we may want to pick out ailments by means of gene editing, we ought to see a lot of the fitness problems people face earlier than it reasons a lot of damage." On the identical internet site it says, "Scientists are growing - gene remedy remedies involving genome enhancing - to stop and deal with illnesses in humans. " So if we may want to locate ailments and remedy or deal with them the use of the gene alterations, it sounds like a right alternative to go with.

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I think that altering out genes will better the future of science. I think that altering genes will be better for the future of science due to the fact that it can help defeat diseases. According to explorebiotech.com, altering genes can prevent the inherit disease from flowing to the offspring. Some of these diseases that can be eliminated include Diabetes and cystic fibrosis. Also, with gene altering, new immunotherapy can be developed using genetic editing that can treat cancer. This is why I think that the altering of genes will be be good for the future of science. (and for people)

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Gene Mutation is the insertion of normal genes into human genes to correct genetic disorders. In some ways Some genetic changes are described as new (de novo) variants; these variants are recognized in a child but not in either parent. In some cases, the variant occurs in a parent’s egg or sperm cell but is not present in any of their other cells. In other cases, the variant occurs in the fertilized egg shortly after the egg and sperm cells unite. (It is often impossible to tell exactly when a de novo variant happened.) As the fertilized egg divides, each resulting cell in the growing embryo will have the variant. De novo variants are one explanation for genetic disorders in which an affected child has a variant in every cell in the body, but the parents do not, and there is no family history of the disorder.

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I think we should edit our genes because it can help alter with factoring out bad diseases and maybe even some cancerous ones or at least try to prevent it. This would change the way how humans evolve over time and can make our earth a more safer environment with less worries of diseases, sickness, ect. Editing genes can also help us get back to some animals as well such as changing some genes of a great white shark to make them bigger again if that is even possible, and if they have a big enough environment with a supply of food for them. Changing genes can also affect how one can live such as being healthy or not and by filtering out the other genes it can cause someone to be more healthy than they already are and can make them prone to other things and can maybe cause a longer life span for them. Editing human or animal genes can make them live longer and with that they can evolve over the course of centuries and can make the average lifespan for that organism longer. So this is why I think it would be effective to be able to edit genes for any organism.

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I believe that we should encourage gene alterations because there are plenty of benefits involved. According to the National Human Genome Research Institute, "One way that scientists use genome editing is to investigate different diseases that affect humans." If we could identify diseases by gene editing, we could see a lot of the health issues humans face before it causes a lot of damage." On the same website it says, "Scientists are developing - gene therapy treatments involving genome editing - to prevent and treat diseases in humans. " So if we could find diseases and cure or treat them using the gene alterations, it sounds like a good option to go with.

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Genome editing technologies enable scientists to make changes to DNA, leading to changes in physical traits, like eye color, and disease risk. Scientists use different technologies to do this. These technologies act like scissors, cutting the DNA at a specific spot. Then scientists can remove, add, or replace the DNA where it was cut.

The first genome editing technologies were developed in the late 1900s. More recently, a new genome editing tool called CRISPR, invented in 2009, has made it easier than ever to edit DNA. CRISPR is simpler, faster, cheaper, and more accurate than older genome editing methods. Many scientists who perform genome editing now use CRISPR.

One way that scientists use genome editing is to investigate different diseases that affect humans. They edit the genomes of animals, like mice and zebrafish, because animals have many of the same genes as humans. For example, mice and humans share about 85 percent of their genes! By changing a single gene or multiple genes in a mouse, scientists can observe how these changes affect the mouse's health and predict how similar changes in human genomes might affect human health.

Scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are doing just this. The Burgess lab, for example, is studying zebrafish genomes. Scientists in this lab delete different genes in zebrafish one at a time using CRISPR to see how the deletion impacts the fish. The Burgess lab focuses on 50 zebrafish genes which are similar to the genes that cause human deafness so that they can better understand the genomic basis of deafness.

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One way that scientists use genome editing is to investigate different diseases that affect humans. They edit the genomes of animals, like mice and zebrafish, because animals have many of the same genes as humans. For example, mice and humans share about 85 percent of their genes! By changing a single gene or multiple genes in a mouse, scientists can observe how these changes affect the mouse's health and predict how similar changes in human genomes might affect human health.

Scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are doing just this. The Burgess lab, for example, is studying zebrafish genomes. Scientists in this lab delete different genes in zebrafish one at a time using CRISPR to see how the deletion impacts the fish. The Burgess lab focuses on 50 zebrafish genes which are similar to the genes that cause human deafness so that they can better understand the genomic basis of deafness.

Scientists are developing gene therapies - treatments involving genome editing - to prevent and treat diseases in humans. Genome editing tools have the potential to help treat diseases with a genomic basis, like cystic fibrosis and diabetes. There are two different categories of gene therapies: germline therapy and somatic therapy. Germline therapies change DNA in reproductive cells (like sperm and eggs). Changes to the DNA of reproductive cells are passed down from generation to generation. Somatic therapies, on the other hand, target non-reproductive cells, and changes made in these cells affect only the person who receives the gene therapy.

In 2015, scientists successfully used somatic gene therapy when a one-year old in the United Kingdom named Layla received a gene editing treatment to help her fight leukemia, a type of cancer. These scientists did not use CRISPR to treat Layla, and instead used another genome editing technology called TALENs. Doctors tried many treatments before this, but none of them seemed to work, so scientists received special permission to treat Layla using gene therapy. This therapy saved Layla's life. However, treatments like the one that Layla received are still experimental because the scientific community and policymakers still have to address technical barriers and ethical concerns surrounding genome editing.
Technical barriers
Even though CRISPR improved upon older genome editing technologies, it is not perfect. For example, sometimes genome editing tools cut in the wrong spot. Scientists are not yet sure how these errors might affect patients. Assessing the safety of gene therapies and improving upon genome editing technologies are critical steps to ensure that this technology is ready for use in patients.
Ethical concerns
Scientists and all of us should carefully consider the many ethical concerns that can emerge with genome editing, including safety. First and foremost, genome editing must be safe before it is used to treat patients. Some other ethical questions that scientists and society must consider are:

1. Is it okay to use gene therapy on an embryo when it is impossible to get permission from the embryo for treatment? Is getting permission from the parents enough?

2. What if gene therapies are too expensive and only wealthy people can access and afford them? That could worsen existing health inequalities between the rich and poor.

3. Will some people use genome editing for traits not important for health, such as athletic ability or height? Is that okay?

4. Should scientists ever be able to edit germline cells? Edits in the germline would be passed down through generations.

Most people agree that scientists should not edit the genomes of germline cells at this time because the safety and Scientific communities across the world are approaching germline therapy research with caution because edits to a germline cell would be passed down through generations. Many countries and organizations have strict regulations to prevent germline editing for this reason. The NIH, for example, does not fund research to edit human embryos.

Scientists across the world held a conference to talk about these and similar ethical issues at the International Summit on Human Gene Editing.

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Genome editing is a method that lets scientists change the DNA of many organisms, including plants, bacteria, and animals.

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I think that gene editing is important because its one of great interest in the prevention and treatment of human diseases. Currently, most research on genome editing is done to understand diseases using cells and animal models. Scientists are still working to determine whether this approach is safe and effective for use in people. It can also help plants, grow crops, and food products by improving crops with gene editing provides a range of options. by altering only a few nucleotides from billions found in the genomes of living cells, altering the full allele or by inserting a new gene in a targeted region of the genome.

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I think that we should edit our genes because it could save a species from exciton. Wolly Mammoths went extinct around 4,000 years ago at the end of the "ice age". The wolly mammoth could be resurrected within a few years if a new biotech firm is successful. Bioscience company colossal plans to impregnate an elephant with an embryo made of mammoth and elephant cells. Last year, the bioscience company announced it had managed to raise € 12.6 million from investors so far, in order to achieve the co-founder’s vision of de-extinction.

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Resurrected mammoths could be roaming the Arctic by 2030

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Scientists are breeding 'mammoth elephant' hybrids which could help to stop permafrost thawing in the Arctic.

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I believe that altering out genes could be for the better. According to livescience.com, we can potentially cure cancer by editing our genes. In fact, there is a tool called CRISPR, that can correct or delete disease-causing genes or add new ones to prevent diseases like cancer. Sure, it can cause benefits and flaws since it doesn't work just yet, but with progressive knowledge, we can make the world a better place. In conclusion, I believe that editing genes are for the better because it can change many lives.

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I think that it's important to start gene editing because it can pave the future of science. Like in Jurassic park, when making the dinosaur scientist in the movies were using gene editing to make the dinosaur as well as DNA. In order to make the DNA for the dinosaurs, scientist have to mess around genes. Editing genes is one of the ways to move forward in gene technology.

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Dog Cloning

Dog cloning through ViaGen Pets presents an opportunity for dog owners to open a new window for extending their relationships with their beloved pets. Dogs provide a unique form of companionship, loyalty and love. It is difficult for many dog owners to imagine life without their dog. Indeed, many dogs become a member of the family. At ViaGen Pets, many of us are loving dog owners ourselves and we understand intimately the nature of these relationships. ViaGen is a world leader in animal cloning. Our scientists have been developing successful animal cloning and reproductive technology for over 15 years. How much would it be to clone you would ask? Dog cloning would have to set you back at 50,000$, paid in two equal installments. Then for you cat lovers cloning would cost you 35,000$.

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Did you know James Watson, of Watson & Crick, is a firm believer in the inferiority of certain races? Why should we place our trust in pioneers of DNA when some are backwards in their thinking?

The average person is forced to eat GMOs that are unlabeled, understudied, and possibly unsafe. Just because it was cheaper for the farming industry to produce disease resistant crops does not mean it's healthier for us to consume. When will we start prioritizing public health over private profits?

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Interviewee: James Watson.

The problem is that we're not genetically equal, and that mutation is an, been an essential feature of life because it gives you the new variability which allows you to evolve. So we're constantly creating new forms of humans, many of whom just because it's by chance it's creating it, there's no design, these humans have no chance of really competing with most other humans. So what do you do with the unfit? You can give them charity, you can try and cure their diseases, there are a variety of things you can do, or Hitler's solution was just kill them. But of course it wouldn't have created the perfect race because a new unfit would have been created. And so it's a constant problem that we have to deal with.

james watson,watson james,nazi germany,eugenics,variability,inequality,mutation,hitler,charity,diseases

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Nazi Germany and eugenics, James Watson :: CSHL DNA Learning Center

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Interviewee: James Watson. The problem is that we're not genetically equal, and that mutation is an, been an essential feature of life because it gives you the new variability which allows you to evolve.

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I believe that gene editing is the next big thing in medicine. In "Old Man's War, " a sci-fi series by John Scalzi, only men older than 65 can serve in the army. This is due to advancements in gene editing! Younger men who have their whole lives ahead of them still are able to enjoy their lives to the fullest. We can re-imagine the dark realities we live in with DNA technology.

Of course there are downsides, like eugenics where people discriminate against certain traits, but as long as we are responsible and respectful, the pros far outweigh the cons. Life never gave us lemons, we made them.