hacking dna

[xdude]

So I saw an article on the events of 2017, and this story slipped by me ...
this guy hacked his own dna to suppress myostatin..

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/diy-dna-hacks-wounds-take-longer-to-heal-at-night-why-daydreams-are-good-quirks-bombs-and-more-1.4395576/meet-the-human-guinea-pig-who-hacked-his-own-dna-1.4395589

anyone out there watch Orphan Black . Does this guy sound like a neolutionist?

"Well, it's not necessarily that I want bigger muscles," he says. "The thing is, that this is the first time in history that we are no longer slaves to our genetics. We no longer have to live with the genetics we had when we were born. Technologies like CRISPR and other genetic modification technologies allow adult humans to modify the cells in their body."

[kazman68]

Re: hacking dna

Playing with fire if you ask me.

[chesty]

Re: hacking dna

Don't mess with your dna. We ain't God. Who knows what set of events we start in motion. We may understand the components but we certainly do not know how they interact as a whole. Mess with a single piece and all bets are off. Our bodies like homeostasis.

[xdude]

Re: hacking dna

well for people with aggressive cancers , or birth defects that are killing people, the risks are worth it IMHO.
so for example, if you have that aging disease and going to die at 14 then it could be worth it ..

however just for kicks as this guy did... no way.

my family has a genetic disorder ( no I am not lucky enough to have suppressed myostatin like ron coleman) but someday there will be genetic editing to fix it ...

it's a brave new world ... the question is can we survive it...

this stuff will be out there ,if it is illegal in the US it might not be in another country...

[kazman68]

Re: hacking dna

Don't mess with your dna. We ain't God. Who knows what set of events we start in motion. We may understand the components but we certainly do not know how they interact as a whole. Mess with a single piece and all bets are off. Our bodies like homeostasis.

agree 100% just because you can do something doesn't mean you should, and brave new world in Huxley's words is a nightmare.

[Big Hoss]

Re: hacking dna

He's going to turn into Brundlefly...

[kazman68]

Re: hacking dna

He's going to turn into Brundlefly...

^ Yes who has an idea of the potential consequences, altering dna, although they have been doing recombinant (chimeric) dna since at at least the 50's in some indications maybe as early as the 30's. yes we aren't in Kansas anymore.

[kazman68]

Re: hacking dna

MIT magazine. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/5...esearch-farms/

[kazman68]

Re: hacking dna

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/nih-moves-lift-moratorium-animal-human-chimera-research

[kazman68]

Re: hacking dna

https://phys.org/news/2010-05-scientists-goats-spider-silk.html

[kazman68]

Re: hacking dna

http://theweek.com/articles/464980/7-genetically-modified-animals-that-glow-dark

[chesty]

Re: hacking dna

Fnding a way to allow one to not age Beyond say 25-35 would be awesome provided it also meant are brain health etc also remained. And that if something happened say a leg amputation or spinal injury etc could be quickly replaced or fixed with our own body parts etc that would be a good thing. Imagine the knowledge and wisdom one could gain living a thousand or more years. The downside could be overpopulation which leads to starvation etc. Plus who would get chosen not to age and live for forever basically would most likely end up creating a two class system. There are some good science movies and stories on this.

Basically even if we could successfully do this, cure all disease, cure hearing loss and eliminate need for glasses, contacts, surgery etc, it would have unintended consequences economically, socially, spirituality, etc.

It would become like being god without the moral compass.

I do wish my hearing, eyesight and age problems could be cured. Although, I don't see it in my lifetime.