Gene therapy is also currently being considered in treatment of AIDS. Like you, I wonder where to draw the line. The potential to cure a lot of patients can be enticing. But for each gene we splice, are we setting a chain reaction of aberrant modifications that will ultimately lead to more advanced genetic diseases? Is it okay to experiment on chimera creation? Where is the limit of human genius before we call it madness? Too many questions, and I'm afraid the answers we get right now will breed more questions.
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Very thoughtful and constructive comment. The scientific community needs to ask these same questions immediately. I hadn't thought about the unintended possibility of creating brand new diseases and you may be onto something humanity will face in coming years! Science is interesting but can also be a bit scary at times. Thanks for this.
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Exactly!
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