Every year, studies are published that reveal more efficient and effective techniques to control the expression of genes within plants, animals and worryingly, in humans. While I can see the enormous benefits of down regulating genes involved in disabilities and disease, I can also see how the system might be abused.
Using biomechanisms within specific bacteria to edit the genes of another species has been around since 2012, giving us an exciting glimpse into what the future might hold. Along with these recent developments in CRISPR editing are a raft of controversial…