This type of scientific breakthrough will be available to very few in terms of improving the quality of life. This would counter the need to drastically reduce the world population. So the rest of us will be stuck with Obama care. On Jun 1, 2016 10:28 AM, "Travis" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > At whose discretion? Someone like Obama? Or Clinton? > > > > B > > > > > > http://www.bloomberg.com/ > The Genetic Tool That Will Modify Humanity - Bloomberg > > It took millions of years for apes to evolve into humans. It may take > only a century for humans to change again. > > Genetic engineering, which for decades never quite lived up to its > promise, is being transformed thanks to a new tool called Crispr. > Scientists can use it to manipulate the genes of any living creature with > astonishing ease. Its initial applications have been to target genetic > disease, modify foods, and develop new drugs. What comes next is up to us. > > Crispr (which stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic > repeats) is the subject of the next installment of Bloomberg’s new animated > web series *Sooner Than You Think* > <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-06-01/how-genetic-engineering-tool-crispr-could-change-humanity>, > which examines some of the biggest advances in human history that haven’t > happened just yet. > > Progress in genetic research has been coming swiftly. The number of U.S. > patent applications citing Crispr technology jumped from four to more than > 230 between 2012 and 2015. This year is already on track to double that > figure. Almost every genetics lab in the world is converting to Crispr > because it's cheap, precise, and easy to use. > > To be clear, a lot of breathtaking applications—fighting cancer, > eliminating HIV, growing replacement organs—are still limited to petri > dishes and lab mice. And the most profound possibility—reversing the > diseases that come with aging—may still be decades away. > > For the moment, Crispr represents the democratization of a powerful > technology. Even before its arrival, the cost of genetic engineering had > been falling at a rate that puts Moore's law to shame. Now, for just a few > hundred dollars, weekend hobbyists can begin tinkering with DNA. Graduate > students are producing thesis projects that would have once been considered > career-defining work. > > Genetic engineering is a foundational science—on par > with electricity, antibiotics, rocketry, and the Internet. When scientists > get their hands on new tools such as these, especially ones with clear > consumer applications, the transformation from science fiction to everyday > reality can happen in an instant. > > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmOTI5cmdsBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NjQ3OTI5NzU-> > > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlNnJpcmQxBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ2NDc5Mjk3NQ--> > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe > <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms > of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
