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CRISPR gene editing

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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 22, 2022
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Animal minds, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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Gene-edited hamsters did not behave as expected

Denyse O'Leary
May 22, 2022
Animal minds, Genetics, Intelligent Design
Hamsters from hell. Quote of the decade: “We don't understand this system as well as we thought we did.” One suspects that some of these people are going to learn respect for the design of life the hard way. Hope it’s not too hard on the rest of us. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
March 11, 2022
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extinction, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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Researchers: CRISPR is not the big answer to de-extinction

Denyse O'Leary
March 11, 2022
extinction, Genetics, Intelligent Design
With genes as with documents, how much do the lost ones matter? If the recreated passenger pigeon was pretty much like the old one, what difference would it make? Shouldn’t the main question be, is this a good ecological idea overall? Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 27, 2021
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'Junk DNA', Ethics, Genetics
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ID theorists were right about junk DNA. Now here is an ID prediction about CRISPR gene editing

Denyse O'Leary
July 27, 2021
'Junk DNA', Ethics, Genetics
William Dembski: The big question, then, is whether CRISPR gene editing will allow for huge improvements of human and other animal forms via genetic enhancements. My prediction is that it won’t. Specifically, I predict that attempted enhancements of the human germ line using CRISPR gene editing will (1) quickly hit an “enhancement boundary” beyond which enhancements are no longer feasible and (2) prove self-canceling in the sense that intended benefits will be undone by unintended deficits. Read More ›