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BrianHG:
Are you sure you want everyone to have access to a crisper genetic code alterations for a common cold virus making it a 99% accurate hereditary seeking, 99% lethal virus?

Once that sequence is published, the DNA can be easily printed today as you find those in home basement labs already making DNA additions/changes to yeast to make it glow in the dark.

Just based on human nature, I don't think any such knowledge should be publicly (or even privately) available anywhere.
Dan123456:

--- Quote from: BrianHG on December 02, 2023, 07:11:53 am ---Are you sure you want everyone to have access to a crisper genetic code alterations for a common cold virus making it a 99% accurate hereditary seeking, 99% lethal virus?

Once that sequence is published, the DNA can be easily printed today as you find those in home basement labs already making DNA additions/changes to yeast to make it glow in the dark.

Just based on human nature, I don't think any such knowledge should be publicly (or even privately) available anywhere.

--- End quote ---

I’m pretty sure anyone can get access to CRISPR already!

Google search is saying it is this video (will watch now to verify  :)) but regardless am almost certain I have seen the thought emporium messing with it before  :)



Edit: Na, no mention of CRISPR that I heard in that one  :( Maybe I am mistaken but I’m almost sure I’ve seen him use it before!

Regardless, the video is a good example of biohacking / home brew genetic modification being done “at home”  :)
BrianHG:

--- Quote from: Dan123456 on December 02, 2023, 07:56:12 am ---I’m pretty sure anyone can get access to CRISPR already!

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CRISPR isn't the problem.  It's just the DNA sequence cut/insert/paste editing tool for DNA.  It's when we start screwing around with deliberately harmful man-made sequences.
hans:
Orchestration of ideas and mechanisms is rarely the problem.

Its similar to explaining how WiFi works. Here is how the connection process works. We're now explicitly asking you to not take the next (evil) step.
Similarly, privacy laws also forbid certain processing steps of data. E.g. if you put a motion detector to turn on a street lamp, that's fine. But if you then log that activity data and reduce (targeted) activity patterns, it may not be fine.
SiliconWizard:
One big problem to solve here is that the more *unexplained* information we get, and the dumber we are likely to get as well. Not smarter.
Of course, the tools are not the problem, the information itself is not a problem.
The lack of any effort to gain information is, OTOH, a problem, as raw information is relatively useless and cutting off the 'effort' part of learning is counterproductive.
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