Is it more ethical to edit embryos or to screen a lot of embryos and throw them away? I don't know the answer. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes answer edit embryo
I have always focused on basic research, motivated by a desire to understand the world. Jennifer Doudna basicdesirefocus Change image and share on social
As mechanistic biologists, we are hoping that by understanding how the virus works at the molecular level, we will be able to predict with more accuracy how it will evolve. Jennifer Doudna accuracybiologistevolve Change image and share on social
In the past, when we've tried gene therapy, we haven't had tools that have allowed targeted gene correction. Jennifer Doudna allowcorrectiongene Change image and share on social
It turns out that the very genes that turn on in cancer cells perform vital functions in normal cells. In other words, the very genes that allow our embryos to grow or our brains to grow, our bodies to grow, if you mutate them, if you distort them, then you unleash cancer. Siddhartha Mukherjee bodybraincancer share on social
I am a part of the old school where I feel that purity of the language should be retained. But English is a constantly evolving language where new words are being added to the dictionary, so I don't see any harm in experimenting with the language. Only poor editing standards need to be improved. Ashwin Sanghi addconstantlydictionary share on social
To ask questions can become the laziest and wobbliest occupation of a mind, but when you must yourself answer the problem that you have posed, you will meditate your question with care and frame it with precision. James Stephens answercareframe share on social