Gene editing: should you be worried?

[@felixthecat2786]

I have a seizure disorder that is genetic and passed down to offspring. It would be really fantastic to be able to avoid passing that onto my own children. There is no "culture" built upon epilepsy or seizure disorders. Most epileptics would be grateful to get rid of their disability in a heartbeat.

[@mushroomcat8104]

I use to suffer from seizures too dont know what caused it

[@seno7904]

@Robin Spence your thing is worded weirdly so I’m confused if you think satilites and drones cause radiation

[@seno7904]

@Robin Spence yes I understand what I was doing was trying to see if I read it wrong or if you were saying that satellites curse radiation

[@ليثمحمدجبريل-ظ8خ]

Is it possible to change the genes of hair and make it masque?

[@seno7904]

@@ليثمحمدجبريل-ظ8خ theoryetircly it is possible if a creature can have that then with gene editing they can

[@FoodNerds]

As a partially deaf person I can not understand why anyone would rather maintain their disability and call it culture. Left ear deafnesses is hereditary on my father’s side. If I could have gene 🧬 editing that could give me perfect hearing I would take that immediately! Why would anyone not accept that. They could still use sign language with their deaf friends and family.

[@zion3335]

as a sufferer of a disfiguring genetic skin disease, i would be thankful to have genetic edits...i dont understand when abortion is supported why oppose genetic editing

[@AutumnApril92]

@@zion3335 great point, they oppose abortion so much but once the baby is born nobody cares and they tell you you shouldn’t have had children.

[@zion3335]

@prajnana no its not...

[@okyoky405]

@prajnana exactly. like getting rid of pest with pouring agriculture with chemical pesticide that causing the rise in autism, many other disease, killing microorganism in soil, resistant pest, etc. now they invent a new patch with no known side effects, again! the list goes on

[@dionjaba4975]

Why would we need representation for deaf people when deafness can be eradicated? That arguement is flawed

[@TonyC-pq7bp]

I live in Florida few years back before the gmo mosquito release it was unbearable to go and sit outdoors in a minute you'll be covered with these pests. Now since three years past we have no more issues. I can only thank these scientists for stabilizing the population of nuisance pests.

[@avancalledrupert5130]

How many things that used to eat them will go extinct now.

[@TonyC-pq7bp]

@@avancalledrupert5130 None. Since these mosquitoes are not native to Florida. They were imported with goods from Africa. There most likely even more damaging to wildlife in Florida then to humans. You have to experience swarming with thousands of these at once to really understand what they capable of.

[@carlosc7342]

Like Zika gmo mosquitoes??

[@TonyC-pq7bp]

@@carlosc7342 more like paranoia mosquitos.

[@niemand262]

@@TonyC-pq7bp You acknowledge that nature is immensely powerful, and that even the tiniest error (i.e., importing the wrong fruit) can devastate the ecosystem. Knowing that, why would you possibly imagine that genetic engineering isn't equally prone to error?

[@nikolatasev4948]

A lot of the arguments here seem absurd. Label GM produce as such, and let people decide. If there are no normal bananas, people will choose between GM bananas and no bananas, and I can already tell you what the vast majority is going to choose. And curing deafness is a "threat of dissolving" the deaf community?! Just because someone build their entire identity around a disease does not mean more people need to suffer from a treatable disease so the sick can have a community!

[@sajjadaxe1]

I am against it, dont play with created things. Nature has given us humans all the things we dont need GMO's. period

[@nikolatasev4948]

@@sajjadaxe1 GMO should be labeled and you are free to not consume it. But you should not be free to ban GMOs for everyone else. We have played with nature for the entire history of mankind. Have you seen the difference between our domesticated crops and the wild counterparts they originate from?

[@blessnorthamerica7919]

Then , the disease might be used to created more fear to produce more GM foods , history has proved some diseases are fraud for / from pharmaceutical industry complex benifits

[@ristekostadinov2820]

I only see 1 problem with GMO seeds, most of them are owned by big corporations and you might get sued if by some accident some of your neighbour crops can be found on your farm + most of the seeds manufacturers don't let you re-use your seeds you must buy new for the next season. I do believe that the technology is remarkable and climate change will force us to continue evolving the crops. I also think that most of the hate GMO have is because of Monsanto.

[@sajjadaxe1]

@@ristekostadinov2820 can u please explain to me how climate change...lol changes the crops. Stop crying on corporations because thats the way the system works. They are not villains of this game. When normal tomato is juice why you want GMO. period

[@simonmarkussen]

As a partially blind person (hereditary) there is nothing I fear more than passing my issues to my children. So I am very upset about the Deaf Professors reluctance to this type of technology. Although I am sure there are some who appreciates life as blind or deaf I am pretty certain nearly all would give anything to change their circumstances; and more than that the circumstances of their children.

[@suedenim6590]

If your dog dies and you have it cloned is it the same dog? What if your child dies and you have it cloned is it the same child? Wheres the line with gene editing? In just a single generation, the rich will all be super healthy "super people" with the poor being disease ridden messes over time getting horrendously worse and the rich conversely better ending in a different species. Crispr is a gun in the hands of a toddler

[@braddo7270]

People are scared of change. It's natural. They said the same about phones and cars, vaccines and antibiotics, and even writing... Everything is dangerous to these people. Don't worry. Progress will come. I'm hoping so, as i have a rare and frightening autoimmune disease that basically eats my body, and a history of them in my family. Gene editing would mean people wouldn't have to go through the pain I'm going through even if it doesn't help me.

[@suedenim6590]

@@braddo7270 it's not that we shouldn't have or use it, its just that it should be under the most stringent legislation imaginable. Or the alternative is a nightmare beyond imagination

[@braddo7270]

@@suedenim6590 whatever nightmare you imagine I assure you history can display worse.

[@Ryan-pz4dh]

Yeah, I think that assuming gene editing becomes so advanced that we can edit out hereditary diseases, genetic disorders and birth defects without negative unintended consequences I think we owe it to our offspring and descendants that we edit those genetic defects out. After all, nobody asks to be born. Therefore, when we decide to bring new people into the world we owe it to them to give them the best start possible to the best life possible.

[@NasserAljoudi92]

Healing deafness is "controversial." Give me a break (:

[@vardaanvardhan9932]

Bioconservatism is the enemy!!

[@bpavilion8994]

I honestly feel like the is similar to the myth of the Titanic - it was call the ship that would never sink. You really think that they can make people never deaf? I think she was just low key trying to say, don't use us as an excuse to experiment on people....

[@NasserAljoudi92]

@@bpavilion8994 What an intellectually inferior person! If there is no experimentation, how can we know it is healing deaf people? Have you ever heard of trial-and-error? You might wanna read about this when it comes to medicine. Besides, if parents agreed to medical experimentation, the same way cancer patients agree to new drugs, the same way some people agree to donate their corpses to be studied after they die, what's the harm in that? And your comparison with the Titanic is laughable. Geriatrics will never stop amazing me.

[@blessnorthamerica7919]

GM tech can also used as weapons targeting certain groups of ppl , racial , age, gene cleansing … for political and geopolitical warfare

[@etaokha4164]

They see themselves as Jesus christ or John the baptise.

[@cascadiagrove6367]

An actual discussion of the risks of gene editing is completely missing here.

[@AG-fg1uk]

Why would they if they're being paid to push an agenda. First comes gene editing, next comes selective breeding, next comes eugenics (population control)

[@kittycat8222]

They do not care as long as they gain Transhumanism which is Satan’s plan to ruin God’s creation.

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

@@kittycat8222 cry about it.

[@kittycat8222]

@@KossolaxtheForesworn the tears are for those who deny the truth.

[@lgstar3363]

@@kittycat8222 oooh I love your title creation!!

[@ConsultantSal]

I'm surprised nothing was mentioned about what other harmful effects GMO crops help counteract, such as the use of pesticides that are harmful to human health and fertilizers soil degradation. At the end of the day, consumers should have the choice to buy whichever food they want.

[@nikolaisafronov3452]

yep, very bad journalism. scientific problems over simplified. I hope the Economist hire some scientist to cover and educate the readers\viewers about GMO and why the scaremongering should be left in the 20th century.

[@lumlumlaw]

No you don’t have to, it’s “Economist”, see who’s at the back.

[@Radhaun]

honestly, there is probably so much pushback against GMOs precisely because most lay-peoples experience with them is through the lense of heavy pesticide/herbicide/insecticide abuse. Although the potential for eugenics definitely does not help.

[@zion3335]

@@Radhaun why not? why not allow choice? what happened to my body my choice?

[@godsgirl7201]

True

[@rahanm7307]

that lady who wanted to stop the gene editing for curing deafness carries way too many genes for selfishness

[@ShepherdMinistry]

Don’t you think it’s selfish to genetically modify Gods creation without knowing of the long term repercussion to others?

@@ShepherdMinistry It would be more selfish if you DON'T make anything knowing you'll bring an ill human being into this world even though you have the option to not eliminate the disseases.

[@crashbunks]

@@ShepherdMinistry Should we give diabetics insulin?

[@channeling764]

@@ShepherdMinistry do you consider syndromes and diseases god’s creation?

[@ShepherdMinistry]

@@crashbunks We know that doesn’t cause long term problems. Giving insulin is not altering genes.

[@lostinbravado]

The public is not aware/educated enough yet to properly interface with GMO and technology like it. But, the public wants the benefits.

[@lostinbravado]

We want to be lied to. We prefer it over education. Because education is hard work. But, we also refuse to be ignored.

[@backintimealwyn5736]

No you're not educated enough to fully understand the opposition to GMO's since you rely on media that is privately funded and paied to make documentary like this one that manipulates you into thinking what you think. One of their best tricks lately has been to make you think that your poorly informed opinion was the mark of being highly educated. GMO's are a probelm and a threat for many reason , the main one would be the complete licencing of crops and living things.

[@dhwang101]

You got it backwards, people aren't educated and simply buy into whatever they hear as layman truth. Like woke is the new bad like term progressive was.

[@mookfaru835]

Its so much better, there is no reason not to. Its 99% plus, 1% minus.

[@suedenim6590]

If your dog dies and you have it cloned is it the same dog? What if your child dies and you have it cloned is it the same child? Wheres the line with gene editing? In just a single generation, the rich will all be super healthy "super people" with the poor being disease ridden messes over time getting horrendously worse and the rich conversely better ending in a different species. Crispr is a gun in the hands of a toddler

[@ICreatedU1]

15:40 Wait a minute, and not trying to offend anyone here, but are there really people out there who would argue against the elimination of genetic disorders such as Down syndrome? Why anyone would want another human being to endure this is beyond me. Do they know the huge amounts of energy, time and money that are involved in properly taking care of a child with Down syndrome? It is certainly no joke, not for the kid, nor for the parents. Moreover, surely people can see the difference between "exterminating" people with Down syndrome and *preventing* people with Down syndrome from being born. The former is eugenics and social Darwinism whereas the latter is a proper use technological progress.

[@farmerfreakeasy9577]

I'm sorry but "preventing people with down syndrome from being born" is the essence of Eugenics.

[@user-it5po2dq9w]

Because wokism dude.

[@karols9660]

There was an outrage a few years ago because island had no down sydrom case for more than a dacade. I'm happy for the islandic families that they have a choice and all diagnostics are covered by public health care!

[@kunikloy477]

It's the same logic as the so-called "fatphobia". If you try to lose weight, your are fatphobia, lol

[@roro-mm7cc]

@@kunikloy477not really. No one is saying we should discriminate against people with genetic diseases or be phobic of them. Simply help cure the diseases. The equivalent would be *opposing* using this technology to alter genes responsible for a genetic predisposition to obesity eg those involved in hormonal/appetite/impulse regulation.

[@felixbridou5041]

"This kind of community needs to continue ; we can't continue if we have the threat of dissolving us as a people" - quote from the deaf bioethicist. Like always, everyone will protect themselves/their community, no matter the cost to others (like the kids that the bioethicist seems to want to be born deaf?? or the whole ecosystem we spray dead because of the mosquitoes??) You can increase the amount of times you walk to the well, or make it deeper every year. Or you invent desalination. The one that doesn't invent anything protects their community by going to journalists, complaining about the risks of the invention.

[@danieldewilson]

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[@bpavilion8994]

@@danieldewilson I honestly feel like this is similar to the myth of the Titanic - it was call the ship that would never sink. You really think that they can make people never deaf? I think she was just low key trying to say, don't use us as an excuse to experiment on people....

[@danieldewilson]

@b pavilion gene therapy and cell regeneration are very much close to being available to people. I disagree. I think that they understandably don't want to part with their identity and community that they have embraced. I think that's silly. They can soon regain their sense of hearing but decide to push back based on fear of losing a social part of their lives. They can feel free not to get the therapy, but pushing back may rob others of their opportunity to hear again. All ailments with organs that are being targeted, not just hearing. Those without the ability to hear are not the only people who will benefit from having their damaged organs and bad health addressed by these therapies. We will soon be able to cure disability entirely.

[@bpavilion8994]

@@danieldewilson You really believe that they want to use this to help ill humans to cure them? Or are they using this as an excuse to experiment on humans under the disguise of helping others in order to make money? You really can't tell anymore, because look at how long they've had the cure for cancer... Plus the gmo foods that they have made, are they really contributing to hungry or are they just making people more sick? Starting to notice that a lot of people and getting allergic to foods they haven't been allergic to before... I use to could eat peanuts, now it's causing autoimmune problems...

[@danieldewilson]

@@bpavilion8994 You're far too cynical for me to feel like this is worth my time. I've spent years following trends in tech and there are mant different companies that are working in helping people. The cure for cancer hasn't actually existed before. That's a conspiracy theory.

[@gangigirl1]

"An ecosystem, you can always intervene and change something in it, but there's no way of knowing what all the downstream effects will be or how it might affect the environment. We have such a miserably poor understanding of how the organism develops from its DNA that I would be surprised if we don't get one rude shock after another." Richard Lewontin Professor of Genetics/Harvard

[@RosyOutlook2]

They've been modifying the weather and climate for seven decades. That is what climate change is, intentional, shocking part is so much time later people still don't see what's going on over their heads.

[@ZONEDINN528]

This.

[@FranFerioli]

What about the thousands of years of experience with radically changing DNA with selective breading? Why would that be different? What about the decades of experience with GMO? Anti-GMO arguments sound like anti-vaxxers': what if there are side effect,...something about scientists paid by corporations...science is bad...

[@ZONEDINN528]

@@FranFerioli Don't throw that dumb anti-science accusation around blindly. It shows your own ignorance of the subject matter, ironically. I'll explain, if you have a scientific mind. Imagine, from your point of view and outwards, other rooms, then streets, trillions of leaves, plants, trees, birds, electromagnetic waves, gravity fields flowing through and through, air, animals, interplanetary energy waves, an infinite upon infinite sea of processes................. all PERFECTLY connected and balanced as one. As above. Now try to perceive the exact same vasteness within... Every. Single. Atom/Cell. Of. Every Single. Universe. So when Nature makes change, it does so in balance with the infinite. We make changes that usually balance out until the tip of our nose, because we can't perceive beyond a certain point the ripples of those changes. So you must be VERY careful when dealing with the planetary sciences... For example, currently we're considering slowing the Earth's rotation down "for science benefits." But on the other side, if the planet's rotation is actually reversed, it would fulfill a Doomsday-trigger. "That day, the Sun will rise from the West, instead of the East. That is the day all the portals to repentance will be closed." So, scientifically sincere individuals would usually pause and ponder for a very long time before they press buttons on the cosmic switchboard like Dee-Dee in Dexter's Lab.

[@FranFerioli]

@@ZONEDINN528 Yep, just like anti-vaxxers: gibberish. It's not the cosmic switchboard: we have doing for thousands of years with selective breading. If you have a scientific paper published in a top-tier, peer-review scientific journal proving harmful effect of GMOs, link it. If you don't, after decades of using GMOs, you don't have a point.

[@danielmiller2069]

It's more than fear... It is a reasonable skepticism. Emphasizing the benefits doesn't mean they know what they are doing... Epigenetic research is still relatively new and the number of variables is still not known.

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

sounds more like absurd irrational fear of growth and progress. its like when they invented trains. "no this is evil, women become hysteric and have miscarriages, we need to ban trains immediately!!!!"

[@ivetalagzda9563]

Time to take risks for progress. It's never simple

[@bluefernlove]

I'm truly baffled by anyone that thinks gene editing correcting certain hereditary disabilities is wrong. Why wouldn't you want people to live to their full potential? Nobody is going to "dissolve" you as people for simply allowing others the opportunity you didn't have. That logic alone implies that you value more the sense of community given by that disability rather than a person's individual rights and choices. That isn't a community, that is a cult.

[@claudelebel49]

It was a bit strange, as if deafness were a positive trait and needed to be saved from eradication.

[@earthq3945]

u fckn idiot.. they are using hereditary disabilities as their main ethical campaign to gloss over other more less ethical applications that are more akin to eugenicist agendas, further degrading our quality of food through technology and lab chemicals and so on. Nothing postitve here. Ppl need to analyse things not just with their heads but with their hearts and 6th sense

[@lili-ke6dp]

Agree.

[@mookfaru835]

People cannot understand each other, just imagine. Try to imagine what another sense feels like, impossible.

[@andriartayudianto8918]

If there are no deaf people. she'll lose her job. She needs them

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Even if we are worried, technology can't be stopped. If Europe or US makes a rule to slow down technological process, China will do it. If China stops it, then Russia will do it. If Russia stops it, then Japan will do it. There's not stop in technological advancement.

[@ev.c6]

Probably true. I hope you have a high IQ then.

[@AJX-2]

True. But we can implement limits on technology. Think about how humanity developed rules and restrictions about chemical and nuclear weapons after the world wars. I just hope it doesn't take millions of deaths to get the that point with new technologies.

[@johnl.7754]

Yup unless it is outlawed at UN or something it will be a disadvantage technology and economically for a country to not having it

[@BBBrasil]

Not only that. CRISPR is very cheap, anyone with 50k USD can turn his/her kitchen into a laboratory. CAS9 is cheaper than chicken protein today. It is better to advance research in all fronts, with policy, than turn a blind eye and hope NIMBY will stop the process.

[@user-uf2df6zf5w]

​@@AJX-2 I think that the non-use of nuclear and chemical weapons is primarily caused by the current world system (we are living in the most peaceful time in history), where everyone depends on international supply chains and wars between top-tier nations don't happen. Just look at a map from 1980 and now, and you will realize that nations basically don't conquer each other anymore. But without a globalized economic system (and someone acting as a "global policeman") it will become the norm again for nations to cannibalize each other. Once that happens, I don't think using gas and nukes will be unthinkable any more (it will fall out of someone's desperation about not getting conquered).

[@kittyrcute3600]

What is unacceptable about gmos is that they can be patented, and small farmers can be and do get sued if those patented seeds end up in their field and they sell food from it. Often times, the seeds blew over from a neighboring gmo filled field! Patenting these things is evil. A lot of these seeds have been altered to never give seeds as well so that farmers are forced to buy new seeds every year. Farmers are already in crisis and every year it gets worse for them.

[@charlesmrader]

When I first heard this story, I was shocked about how unfair it was. Only later did I learn that it was simply not true, a made up piece of propaganda. Here's how I know that. There's an organization called Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA). They claimed (accurately or not, I don't know) that many of their customers were reluctant to buy seeds from their member companies, because they were afraid that they would be sued if patented GMO crops accidentally showed up in their fields. (Right off, there are numerous patented plants that are not GMO plants, but there doesn't seem to have been a rash of farmers being sued when they show up accidentally. ) OSGATA demanded that Monsanto, the largest producer of GMO seeds, make a pledge to never sue farmers when GMOs accidentally show up in their fields. Monsanto made such a pledge, but with the reservation that they could still bring suit when the evidence was very strong that it was cheating, not accident, that the GMO plants were in the farmer's field. Then OSGATA sued Monsanto. When the judge was hearing the case, he asked OSGATA's lawyer if he could give an example of such a lawsuit by Monsanto against an innocent farmer. Anyone would expect that the lawyer, preparing his case, would answer that question. OSGATA itself, in numerous press conferences, names such (apparently phony) cases. But lying in court could get a lawyer disbarred. So he said that he knew of no such lawsuits. The judge then dismissed the case. That by itself convinced me that the story of the unfair lawsuits was fake. But it went further. It is clear that OSGATA never expected or intended to win its lawsuit, but was suing to get its fake story before the public. So they appealed the dismissal to a higher court. More changes for press coverage - about innocent farmers victimized by a large and powerful corporation. The judge in that appeal upheld the dismissal, but he did something else. He declared that suing a farmer for accidental presence of a patented crop would be illegal. So, in losing its case, OSGATA actually got what they claimed they wanted. But what they really wanted was more publicity, more news conferences and press releases to spread the fake tale even further. So they appealed again, to the US Supreme Court, which declined to accept the appeal.

[@at24hrs]

I have been consuming few fruits like Papaya, new varients have come in market with long shelf life & different shape & colour & taste. But old variety which existed 3 to 5 decades ago has simply vanished which had juicy soft pulp & very high sweetness & distinct flavor. Recently I have purchased 100 kg of Rice called JIRGA & Ghansal variety, semi-polished, from Kolhapur & Kokan region of Maharashtra of INDIA, This variety is ancient Has Government GI (Geographical Identification) Tag, Taste & aroma of Indian Basmati rice is too second to it. Look at the grapes, Grapes with seeds no one grows & sells & will vanish slowly. Same holds true for older corn varieties, now you get only Sweet Corn, So go ahead with technology but preserve & produce old varieties too.

[@bpavilion8994]

Right! Yes bring back seeds in my fruit!

[@charlesmrader]

It is hard to know how to connect your comment with genetic modification. None of the things you said, even if they are true, has any connection with genetic engineering.

[@soniag4516]

I bought a GMO bread 3.5 months ago still in it's ORIGINAL PACKAGING sitting on top of my counter looking as if I bought it yesterday, no mold. Bet it will be here after we humans are annihilated and GMO robots or AI takes over.

[@soniag4516]

@@charlesmrader And you know this how?

[@gordonspears6320]

Natural genetic variety and diversity will be our salvation. Not GMOs.

[@inigojuancarlos]

This is a great topic, however, it barely scratches the surface. I would suggest to read Code Breaker by Isaac. It’s one of the most comprehensive yet technically researched book about gene editing and CRISPR, albeit, more focus on Doudna but most of the people that interview on this video where also there.

[@ghostdog4330]

The biggest issue is unforseen or unintended consequences. These could potentially be deadly or cause severe damage to society. We need to tread very carefully and thoughtfully.

[@BBBrasil]

Right. Now consider this. Millions die every year from malaria, 500k children. Every year. What ecological catastrophe justifies not using GMO mosquitos? What could be that potential damage to society, even death? While we tread carefully, millions more die. What moral ground justifies not acting right now? By the time you finish to read this, 5 more died.

[@lifemarketing9876]

We need to not go through with this because we will cause death and damage to society with this technology. Humans are geniuses in one sense but idiots in another sense. We can create ground breaking technology, but we cannot see the unintended consequences. This happens all the time. This technology is far too dangerous.

[@Zenith6000]

I don't understand how these could be deadly if they are for some sort treating various disease of certain individual, and augmenting the life of disabled people.

[@xxCrapNamexx]

@@Zenith6000 You could accidently create man made prions or a super disease like transmissible cancer. Crispr's being used for tooth regrowth and hair loss treatment research atm, the problem is keeping it localised to the target area and not letting it become systemic and having unintended consequences for the patient like teeth growing on their femurs. The technology has the potential to make people biologically immortal but there's a reason it was the inspiration for the t-virus in resident evil.

[@denisefuentes7905]

I think we’ve already crossed that ethical dilemma. It’s all out of control.

[@kanjanathevik5234]

Can anxiety disorders be cured by altering genes? If so I'll be a big fan of genetic engineering. This video is so nice, very informative

[@user-it5po2dq9w]

Why not? It's true that stress comes from environment and would always be there but how much body is potent to handle it definitely comprises of genes as a factor

[@blessnorthamerica7919]

Absolutely, it also can be designed to target certain groups of ppl with mild or severe mental illness and wipe them out to reduce governments’ financial burden

[@user-it5po2dq9w]

@@blessnorthamerica7919 they would probably start with you

[@blessnorthamerica7919]

@@user-it5po2dq9w it’s just dNA technology facts , only ppl have mental health issues like you take it personal.

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

How is it different from brushing teeth? One can say that is also an artificial way invented by humas to make their teeth last longer.

[@Redmanticore]

"gene editing" of sorts has been here for some time. like 15:43 in iceland they have practically removed down syndrome with abortion screening. women themselves wanted so, no government forcing of any kind is involved.

[@paulhunter6742]

Screening out a generic defect is noble idea, But next steps like choosing hair or eye color. Or even racial features definitely on road to ethical suicide.

[@soniag4516]

Are all Icelanders perfect now? Blind hired blue eyed with no criminal tendencies??

[@Becky0494]

That’s not gene editing, that’s eugenics… exterminating certain groups of people based on particular characteristics.

[@RR-on4sk]

That's not gene editing though. Gene editing is changing the genes that are problematic... Not eliminating the person all together. Abortion is just the choice to not have the baby at all. Gene editing could actually hypothetically save babies like that by fixing their chromosomes.

[@treasuretvjackson8018]

That isn't gene editing, that's aborting the baby who has down syndrome so that the baby with is is never born in the first place. It takes out the baby with down syndrome altogether, it never cures it, it just kills the child who has it.

[@Lucasoliveirapereira]

Ethics is the last thing they will think of when it comes to the needs of poor people who struggle to have something to eat or die with some easily avoidable disease. The "ethical" discussions are rich and healthy people game, for they do not suffer the results of famine and early death threats today. There shall be better regulations? Yes. But we have to speed up solutions and make them available for those who really require them. By the way, congratulations on the excellent video. It's very informative.

[@bpavilion8994]

The reason why people are starving is not because of a lack of food, it's because of greed...

[@krishm7812]

@@bpavilion8994 thats also a factor but if we could produce crops that grow faster, require less care and are pest resistant, they would be sold at a lower price, enabling poor people to afford them. Religion is a huge factor in anti-gmo beliefs and its gone far enough. I've always disliked religion but not curing people's diseases because of it is too far.

[@shadowslayer9988]

@@krishm7812 They seem to forget that science has gotten us farther than religion.

[@krishm7812]

@@shadowslayer9988 they seem to forget that in the medieval age when most people believed in religion (most prominently islam and christianity) the infant mortality rate was at least 30% (low estimate). So if we did not have vaccines and develop hospitals to give birth in they would likely be dead.

[@soniag4516]

How ethical were governors, hospital admin & doctors and Health debts in America when they began stuffing older people into civil infested senior care homes??? How ethical are Moderna & Pfizer scientists & Dr. FAUCI, CDC, FDA for allowing mRNA in vaccines for supposed covid viruses pandemic??? We not buying any of it.

[@citykeys3495]

We also need Gene editing for Corruption and hypocrisy in our society.

[@Girtuczi]

If all doctors in human history would have done only things that are safe and that don't go against mainstream opinions, then our medical development would be somewhere in 1900s level or worse. Nowadays people have forgotten how many thousands have died to save millions today.

[@Kaiyats]

This remember the doctor who suggested washing your hands before handling a birth lost his licence

[@choco.es.unlimited]

I agree.

[@ctcamara]

If I could afford, I would totally edit my child. I don't care about the ethics behind this. I want the child to be born with whatever advantages it would bring her or him.

[@jennyli365]

You have the point, but eventually only the rich and powerful can afford it .

[@lk8300]

Yuck

[@Cuupi]

If you have some sort of illness that literally differentiates you from others, then you will for sure agree to this. People who don't live a day to day life being different won't understand, how genetically passed down disease can alter one's behavior. Your competence is always overshadowed by the illness. People thinking you have princess attitude just because you can't do certain things, or even not being able to eat sugary things even moderately if not your whole body will suffer. They got lucky and try to sabotage the unlucky. That's sad.

[@jinijinxer97]

Couldn't have said it better. It's worse when they downplay your experiences with discrimination like oh it can't be that bad or I'm sure it's just you overimagining.

[@MichaelWilliams-mn7wf]

There's simply no way possible that you can squeeze Climate Change into a discussion about genetics. And yet they succeeded.

[@loriswafford4672]

UN Agenda 21/30

[@neyedol]

3 things: great content but I feel the screen-shake-transition was not needed, it would be great to see names of people talking in text at the bottom of the video, and it would be nice to see references to the research in "show more" or as text in the video w/ dates.

[@c567591]

Very much 100% this.

[@Pacefil]

An objective video would equally present both sides of the story. This is mainly gene-editing propaganda, promoting 90% the benefits and kind of disregarding or even kind of ridiculing the concerns.

[@monstermash7883]

Exactly! Thank you! Someone finally educated enough to be aware of the issues. These comments really make me think that humanity is doomed.

[@Ranakade]

Biologically, I think it is very dangerous because the original genes for a person have already been established. Trying to change or tamper that into something different I believe can disrupt and possibly severely damage the whole structure built around the original genes; immune system, organs, blood streams, etc. But then an argument would be for the sake of people born with disorders that shorten their lifespan. Overall there is a pro and con to everything. But then again it is up to the person interested in gene editing.

[@bpavilion8994]

You are right.

[@Shemale_Barbie]

I agree I think it’s only going to work if the gene of a human is edited from the egg

[@user-it5po2dq9w]

You're very correct about safety concern. And you should know this is the only ethic that is really keeping this tech go mainstream. But when it's safe enough, you would experience its use skyrocketing

[@gorbachevspizzahut]

You're kinda wrong, changing a tiny section of a gene won't cause that much of a problem most of the time and definitely doesn't have a ripple effect like you make it out to be.

[@monstermash7883]

@@gorbachevspizzahut the many failed human trials since the 90's says differently.

[@paulhunter6742]

It's already to late. We have modified farm animals and food crops like Soybeans, Corn, Wheat and many flowers plants species for over 60years. Dow Chemicals and Monsanto have easily gotten past any regulation. How have these foods affected our children and grandchildren?

[@RosyOutlook2]

No it's not too late. My other reply to you was censored.

[@AB-1023]

The elephant in the room: genetically modified coronavirus

[@blokeabouttown2490]

In this case it's the woolly mammoth in the room.

[@etaokha4164]

Am a 25 year old addicted to watching documentary. Please bring more

[@LilYupper]

Same

[@soniag4516]

THIS IS NOT A DOCUMENTRY! THIS video is a soft propaganda tool to desensitize people. What happened to cancer cure

[@davidromney4150]

In spite of what they say in public, I expect the most aggressive nations to secretly experiment with gene editing and perhaps pursue the unthinkable.

[@RosyOutlook2]

Well, what do you think the plandemic was all about?

[@ems7623]

@@RosyOutlook2 another idiot. Go back to your ignorance cave and grunt at your family more

[@fercek9452]

Very dangerous developments

[@janemadrid2845]

I would be very worry because one thing is for certain, just like taxes and death, humans always mess things up.

[@soniag4516]

Always. Can't be trusted like I can trust my dog but not another human especially scientists since we know too many who done wrong to mankind.

[@charlesmrader]

I think you are providing us with proof that humans always mess things up. That's what you are doing now.

[@celestialstar124]

Human with no genetic defects or illness are not allowed to judge and decide for us to reject the chance to remove those serious medical conditions that we suffered. They don't understand the pain we grow up with and the desire to be separated from such illness.

[@Zach-vp5fg]

Its amazing to me that there is backlash over this??? Almost as if it’s more profitable to live with mutations than to eradicate them. No other way around it. I cannot think of a single other argument.

[@Talktopics2000]

No More depression and anxiety Skin disorders No recessed jaws Symmetry face No hairiness If it can fix these issues I’ll be able to finally live

[@cani5761]

Yeah

[@MONSTERKILL2013]

Just start mewing bro

[@MrDude826]

I'd use it to change my eye and hair color. 😂 Because why not? But in all seriousness, gene editing should be used to treat genetic diseases.

[@kevinsamson1693]

What about if u have genetic female or male hair loss

[@MrDude826]

@@kevinsamson1693 Then that's edited. You can genetically edit allopecia out of your genetic code.

[@verlania7539]

@@MrDude826 not happy with the way you're made??

[@verlania7539]

@@Lavasparked I don't have alopecia.

[@verlania7539]

@@Lavasparked if you edit alopecia out of your genetic code, you could have something much worse. What are you gonna do keep editing?

[@davidbenger2396]

I am always nervous about 'ethics' as often it is just a smoke screen to impose religious ideology, or other social ideologies, onto the wider community. And it often is based on the view that people, if they are allowed to choose, (for example, in relation to their children) will not choose what the 'ethicists' (sic) or activists want so, in their view, society needs to take away their right to choose.

[@user-it5po2dq9w]

Ethics are blind utopian 'rational' socialist belivers who don't like to look into problems of people they don't have control over and would want to them just cope by therapies or try to be 'happy' in life

[@ghoul4748]

@CrimeaIsUkraine you lack a brain

[@ziephel-6780]

It is part of God's plan to allow death and suffering to keep humanity humble after all. Death and suffering also help bring dictatorship and control if it brings an end to death and suffering. There is insanity on every side.

[@lamontpeterson5193]

If I had the ability to make sure my child is born without any genetic defects, I’m going to exercise that ability.

[@BJKage]

Than do´t have any, adopt. Way too many kids are starving for love abandoned.

[@lamontpeterson5193]

@@BJKage Eh. I’d rather have my own.

[@BJKage]

@@lamontpeterson5193 You´re just selfish, like most people are. Why do you need the child to have your genes are you someone very special, with some incredible genetic pool? Even the famous people like Lionel Ritchie, Anjelina Jolie adopted kids in need and Angelina has some genes to give next generation. Just look at her offsprings, just the way they look. I have fostered a child and there´s no difference between blood and not blood. I was lonely father with two kids one blood and one not, there was no diference, only the boy who doesn´t have my blood is healthy in every way. Both kids are smart, but my daughter has all the genetic issues I gave her and it´s pretty bad, If I was young again and knew what I know now, I would not have any kids of my own. Watching your one of your kids suffer because you gave them life and know the next generation will have it the same. I am autistic, need blood thinners if ill and she has ADHD and every pregnancy need daily injection of blood thinners. The older grandson is autistic and younger has ADHD. My son is healthy, he only has genetic eye condition when he used to need very strong glasses and as he grew older and older they ware less and less needed. As an adult he has vision 20/20. His eyes weren´t developed properly and there´s a chance his own kid would have the same. He is with girl, that has Bipolar in family and other mental issues, she herself has clinical depressions, so they do not plan to have their genetic kids. It´s very responsible of them and at the end it really doesn´t matter.

[@lamontpeterson5193]

@@BJKage Sure. Some people adopt and others don’t. I happen to fall in the camp of people who don’t or wouldn’t adopt. Nothing wrong with that.

[@gregoryallen0001]

didn't bill gates fund that mosquito project❔

[@deebrown563]

This is interesting. Especially as some genes thought to be defective such as those that code for autism or sickle cell trait may also have evolutionary advantages. For example people with sickle cell trait have natural immunity to malaria, a disease that is becoming increasingly difficult to treat today as the malaria parasite increases in resistance against conventional medicines. We also wouldn't have Microsoft or Tesla (Bill Gates and Elon Musk) without autism. Simon Baron Cohen's book The Pattern Seekers talks about the evolutionary advantages of autism that biases autistic people towards inventing new technologies. It would be ironic if, in our quest to create a gold standard human, without disease or defects, we end up editing back in many of the genes we are now seeking to eradicate.

[@Elixir9]

there is a natural way to crossbreed plants like is done for hundreds of years and there is the gmo way puting genes from animals insects into plants where they dont belong .

[@malveezy]

Well, most people in the western world have had a taste of this gene editing technology already.

[@2three362]

Why would anyone with diability not want to get rid of it? I understand if there is a devastating side effects, other than that, why would you not want it?

[@JoanneLesley8125]

Every time man messes with Mother Nature IT IS A DISASTER!!!! WAKE UP!!!!

[@ryanmckenna2047]

A key factor to accelerating this technology is getting the risk factor related to performing the procedure significantly below the risk of the faulty genes expressing illness. For example: robotic automation of the procedure may increase accuracy. Every failure in gene editing will cause huge social backlash so must be minimized. Move fast and break things does not apply here- sorry zuckerberg

[@Mr.Goldenc]

Do you know much about CRISPR GENE EDITING ?

[@darrello9478]

@@Mr.Goldenc I know about Crispr. It`s the tofu made in Taiwan.

[@beansoup6799]

The more they modify = the more they own = the less you own. Careful what you wish for. You just might get it.

[@toshsani]

how about its genetically not your baby anymore, once you replace genes that wasn't originally from the parents, is it really their kid?

[@dedetudor.]

They own patents on GMO foods and pharmaceutical. Patented humans as well???👨‍👩‍👧‍👧🤔

[@raycurtis2368]

We were abusing this thing before it was even a cover story. That's why we're so against genetic modification.

[@ChinchillaBONK]

I got Li-Fraumeni syndrome and survived 2 malignant tumours before age of 40. Please , even if just a small subset of us born with genetic diseases/cancers, at least approve gene editing worldwide for genetic diseases. i don't mind even being a guinea pig if it helps future generations of children who will be born with these conditions.

[@RosyOutlook2]

Where you vaccinated with SV40?

[@thegiantpaperpanda]

Governments and scientists will go as far as they want. No use worrying about it.

[@miguelruka1897]

Gene therapy and gene editing is already a reality, a paradigm shift in biology and medicine, but the first gene therapy treatment for LUXTURNA blindness is worth €700,000, we hope that these new treatments reach everyone but the pharmaceutical industry is not interested in CURE.

[@gaylecoleman8567]

They have already do this in Brazil and Florida the mosquitoes they released ended up not working as they planned some mosquitoes supposed to mate and the next generation was supposed to be sterile but some passed on trades they made them hardier antibiotic resistant ( due to human interven ) and still able to breed

[@charlesmrader]

Gayle, you are parroting the claims of an anti-GMO organization. I can give you the answer provided by Oxitec - which says that some male mosquitoes, around 1%, were expected to have female offspring, but that the NEW genetic traits were not passed on. The claim of antibiotic resistance* is not even from the anti-GMO organization claims, but something you mixed up with another, also invalid, claim about GMO foods. The claim you distorted was that the survivors would be hardier because the GMO strain of A egyptii was from Mexico and the local population was from Brazil. The other distortion, yours, of the anti-GMO claim, is that the survivors were observed in both Brazil and Florida. Brazil yes, Florida no. I personally can't be sure which, if either, of the claims, the anti-GMO claims or the Oxitec claims, is correct. But I do know that BEFORE the trial release in Brazil, the GMO mosquitoes were designed to also carry a gene for a fluorescent color so that one could identify surviving mosquitoes and tell which had the novel genetics. This doesn't sound to me like a plan by some irresponsible organization trying to sneak a problem past the sponsoring government. * Oxitec needed to produce huge numbers of male GMO mosquitoes, something that wouldn't be feasible without GMO female mosquitoes. So they use both male and female GMO mosquitoes to produce large numbers. But how would they do that without females who survive? They engineered another gene into the mosquitoes, which blocks the sterility gene if the mosquitoes are exposed to the antibiotic tetracycline. (The whole scheme would fall apart if there was a natural supply of tetracycline in the natural environment of the mosquitoes.) That doesn't make them antibiotic resistant. Mosquitoes (GMO or not) are not harmed by tetracycline.

[@ivyhung2329]

i thought it was proven false? (the one in brazil)

[@bongsreyvlog8972]

really nice to learning about this video share dear, in my country I never saw it before

[@malachi-]

References? That's what I thought.

[@charlesmrader]

When a trial of a new technology works as well as this Oxitec mosquito control technique, it's truly disgusting how people make of stuff like that. I'm pretty sure that gaylecoleman8567 didn't make it up, but someone did and she repeated them uncritically. In experiments in Brazil, the GMO mosquitoes were modified from mosquitoes of the same species but from a different region, Mexico. The offspring of the matings were not 100% sterile, as was expected. But unethical critics pretended that it was unexpected so they could find fault with a trial that actually went very well. Naturally, the rare mosquito offspring which survived has a mix of traits (not trades) from Brazilian and Mexican A. aegypti, but the claim that they were hardier is completely invented. The claim that they were antibiotic resistant is even beyond made up, since it is a confusion with a technique that was thoroughly investigated in the early 1990s, in plants, not animals, and which never actually happened.

[@5Gburn]

As someone who's had extensive ear surgery and has suffered hearing loss for most of my life, I'm a bit confused about the deaf-vs-not deaf question. Who wouldn't want their child to hear? Should we also abolish hearing aids and cochlear implants? There seems to be a misunderstanding. There will still be instances of hearing loss and deafness. Intentionally perpetuating genetic diseases can actually be seen as holding our development back. Imagine these babies having their own children one day. Do we want to perpetuate deadfness going forward?

[@tomsassurance]

In listening to this story it becomes very clear that there is a group of people called bioethicist's who are activly working to slow or stop any advancement in gene editing. These people are not scientists but liberally trainined mid level psudo-experts on what is ethical or unethical. We have the ability to learn how to overcome many genetic diseases and conditions and it would be devistating to millions who will not have the choice over the views of a small minority.

[@thomashunter5232]

I'm surprised why you're trying to make sound these videos so dramatic. It's not a prime time tv show for people with short attention span. You're the economist 🤷‍♂️ Maybe it's just the narrator voice or the sound effects that bother me.

[@atenas80525]

Baby editing - what would stop parents from making bigger, strong, smarter children?

[@bpavilion8994]

I saw a movie on this once... didn't end well...

[@tomymelon6293]

Baby editing is inevitable. It's a matter of when. Even if every country agrees not too, a few countries such as China will disagree. Also, the oligarch super rich will use it illegally in secret. A future in which genetically engineered people dominate society is inevitable. They will be the new ruling class. This is coming soon and is similar to an nuclear arms race. Countries and organization will panic and accelerate their gene editing because others already have genetically superior children.

[@user-it5po2dq9w]

@@bpavilion8994 if you're taking about Gattaca and want to base your entire perception about future based on a movie with thoughts of few people, you're in wrong direction

[@wildflowerpersimmon2226]

So a cure to learning disabilities. Is that really so bad?

[@life42theuniverse]

It will be a brave new world when those in power realizes that making everyone smarter, faster and stronger is superfluous.

[@oscarcuartas9145]

Beneficial for him making posison for us

[@PScience]

Risks-assessment level is too low nowadays. And what about abuse of the power in this case? From my perspective, covid tyranny has shown us that is too early to start genetic editing of genes.

[@oakguard]

This was a problem in the Star Trek universe too which evolved and escalated into the Eugenics Wars(WW3) where humans fought genetically engineered humans it eventually ended with most if not all genetic engineering being made forbidden within the Federation

[@AG-fg1uk]

Right and that's where we're headed if we green light gene editing

[@georgeousthegorgeous]

@@AG-fg1uk you can't deny genetic treatment

[@TireSpare]

great news. now it is time for highly educated people to make physical events and bringing it to our economy and publicize them as the best future science around us

[@GevEdgar]

📖

[@blessnorthamerica7919]

Also can it into bio weapons too

[@soniag4516]

Then hugely benefit/ profit from poor suckered who fall prey.

[@NextLevelxoxo]

I see Ugenics is still alive & well.

[@Napoleonwilson1973]

Eugenics

[@mohammadakramali1466]

So we can make our offspring stronger and give them 'genetic gift' I am all for it.

[@jayyoung778]

I feel like the only ppl against this is pharmaceutical companies. They would go out of business they won’t have that.

[@RosyOutlook2]

Wow so many of you are clueless on what this really is and who's all the many who are behind it. This is not going to improve you it's going to own you

[@choochskookum]

ive never known man to write code that had no bugs. at best, unintended consequences.

[@braddo7270]

People won't go near his bananas because they're GMO" Me: wait, these people realise bananas didn't exist until we genetically modified them, right? 🤣🤣🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@nadinewapniarz2798]

😂😂 Facts

[@stokism2353]

So you used chemical fertilizer used banana instead of GM plant ....europ is already suffering from climate change wait for next 5-10 all over the world laugh at you🤣😂😂

[@braddo7270]

@@stokism2353 chemical fertiliser is a totally different subject entirely to genetically modified organisms. Keep on track buddy 👌👍

[@stokism2353]

@@braddo7270 hey i am saying chemical fertilizer effect health but gmo not

[@gordonspears6320]

Bananas have existed long before humans started breeding them. And selective breeding may indeed be a kind of genetic modification, but it is far from the CRISPR techniques.

[@skyworm8006]

This video doesn't feature any discussion or information on the technology at all it is just a marketing piece for people who would stand to profit from it, not necessarily in the interest of the general population.

[@user-ll5id2kw8g]

I’m just worried they will want to ‘cure’ neurodivergency, adhd, add, autism, etc just for the convenience of the parents.

[@GnosticMindTrain]

Why would that be a bad thing?

[@chalichaligha3234]

@@GnosticMindTrain, because these deviations lie on a spectrum, and these people have contributed to previous societies over the ages. In many if not most cases of neurodivergence, it's clear that the problem is with our ridged industrial society being inflexible to people having a slightly different perspectives, understanding or temperament than the average population, in a way that wouldn't have been an impediment in previous times. Otherwise where do you draw the line? Perhaps it will be decided that a tendency towards rebellion against authority is a negative genetic trait that ought to be eliminated. It will be given a name on a disorder list, pathologised, genes identified, and snipped out. We should build industrial society around humanity, not constraining and cutting down human variation to become perfect cogs in the machine.

[@MEDICALT]

Wow...... we are damaging the Earth

[@takoda598]

I didn't understand how mamoths could stop artic melting.?.

[@Claritism]

I look forward to this. What I want to know is if people who are already born can have their gene's edited.

[@sasayesm33]

In theory yes, but it won't move forward in the gnome ,like I'm 5'11 if I'll use crispr to be 6'5 the original dna copy would still be 5'11 and my kids would be closer to 5'11

[@RosyOutlook2]

@@sasayesm33 you won't have any kids.

[@sasayesm33]

@@RosyOutlook2 cope

[@gordonspears6320]

At this point in the technology, No

[@omagasigma5751]

people have little trust left, and if there is some health problem, caused by genetic editing of bananas, we all know business will chose profit over anything else

[@lihamedi8363]

This is the future . Doctors won’t be put out of work. Don’t worry. Don’t scare people

[@wrailee]

People don't understand that all plants that we have are already gmo since plants have been breed by farmers for a very long time that is now what we eat.. people are really funny

[@wrailee]

No matter this people do, future will move forward and they can't do anything about it..

[@gordonspears6320]

Very different from CRISPR.

[@otpays8552]

how crazy is it that dude actually shaved his beard like that, looked in the mirror, and was like ite that looks dope time to go on camera

[@AKINCIGO]

There is no deficiency. Everything is already correct

[@RosyOutlook2]

And was much better before people were given 72 💉

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Amen

[@pyonk2pyonk]

Coordinator! Finally we are getting close on piloting gundam 😭

[@sharonsmith1203]

We are our own Gods so why not be able to change our DNA for the better?!

[@thijmentwisted]

We, As Humans, Are Our Own Worst Enemy We are the masters of overconfidence and subsequently, also the masters of hindsight. Zachariah Morris

[@bc2109]

People suffering from a hereditary illness or disability are pro gene editing, I understand/sympathize that it comes from their suffering but they forget the issues that comes with this…later it will not be about who suffers but a luxury and worse who/what society “allows”. Unfortunately humans are not meant to make those decisions, we mess it up.

[@gwgwhywy4934]

Edit Gene is a great technology that we need to aim for and will have to use it in the future, we can't expect nature anymore because if we look forward to naturally we will not be able to progress and finally genetic-related diseases will never cure

[@vitalii-dan]

Make us resistant to aging

[@gordonspears6320]

You already can slow down the ageing process significantly. It requires no genetic modifications. It requires only adhearing to six simple principals: sleep well, eat healthy, exercise often, fast occasionally, use sunscreen, avoid alcohol

[@doggo_champion5140]

oh no

[@sstff6771]

We need this tech asap when its completely save. We can cure everything with that. Nobody will ever be mocked for having an incurable disease, nor because of their weight or appearance.

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

Agree!!

[@Talktopics2000]

When?

[@Peaceloveenemies]

We are heading towards Type 1 civilization.

[@nathanbrowne4967]

Make no alcohol drugs and cigarettes ban it and there will be less violence in the world

[@ankurhanda1]

if the motive was to end suffering..no one would be allowed to die of hunger

[@gordonspears6320]

The motive has been, and will continue to be, increased profitability. Nothing else. Don't be so easily fooled by 'scientific' marketing like this story.

[@TreadSlowly]

What is the risk to humans of gene edited plants? We've modified the genome of all plants we grow, just without specific targeting; rather randomly with selective breeding, irradiation etc. That's what missing from this video. People are concerned about GMO plants, but this video does not challenge that concern. Instead it presents only one side of the issue in this specific regard. There are huge potential benefits, and if conducted properly no health risks to humans from a vegetable.

[@danieldewilson]

They don't understand what they are even talking about and are just afraid of the science. We wouldn't have most of produce that's available today and already accepted by society if we didn't GM the plants they came from. The whole movement against GMO is ignorant and counter productive. We need to remove preservatives from our food bread, pastas and milk! Preservatives' are the true source of lactose intolerance as well as gluten allergies. Not the plants or cows. If you eat these products in other countries outside of the U.S, you'll find that your gluten allergy or lactose intolerance can be linked to preservatives.

[@tammyonniaDillon]

We don't want them GMO 🤬🤬

[@Sam-zu5mr]

I luv the thought of gene editing. No one being born disabled, disadvantaged, living unhappily in the form they're in. Everyone being born equal, growing up equally. Like IDENTICAL in every way. No more feeling inferior to others, because of looks, height, intelligence, skin tone, disabilities. EVERYONE THE SAME. No more individuality.👍🙂

[@bakerkawesa]

So this is how humanity ends. We will genetically edit our food or even ourselves into extinction. One mistake and it's over

[@brunodosreis]

Remain passive and it’ll be over just as well

[@user-it5po2dq9w]

For that one mistake, I should never borard on a plane

[@gregnixon1296]

Can you consider that GMO food can be used as a gene editing pathway for humans?

[@ems7623]

No. That's not how digestion or DNA work.

[@soniag4516]

It already is just look at Americans

[@ghoul4748]

i hope so, natural reproduction produces genetic failures

[@arbaretailsystems4722]

What are some thought on this? Seems like a lot of research is still needed, but I'm guessing they can combat birth defects with this possibly

[@soniagridworker6427]

A lot of birth defects are due to pesticides which are in GMO food beyond others and in other pollutants. No gene editing will solve the fact we are polluted by the GM industry.

[@redflag4255]

Revelation 9:3, CSB: Then locusts came out of the smoke on to the earth, and power was given to them like the power that scorpions have on the earth.

[@lynlee9446]

If the cavindish banana wouldn't survive, what is wrong with the ethnic bananas of various regions? I just don't think that everything needs to be genetically modified

[@bpavilion8994]

Right!

[@gordonspears6320]

If Cavendish does indeed go extinct, then we will just grow and eat some of the hundreds of other varieties. Many of them are far superior to Cavendish anyway.