DIY Crispr - edit your genome yourself, at home!

[Peterski]

"I want to help humans genetically modify themselves":

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/dec/24/josiah-zayner-diy-gene-editing-therapy-crispr-interview

"Mail-Order CRISPR Kits Allow Absolutely Anyone to Hack DNA":

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mail-order-crispr-kits-allow-absolutely-anyone-to-hack-dna/

[Peterski]

More about CRISPR technology:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pGNM9CTLJg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAhjPd4uNFY

[Peterski]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6A9bbDI6fo

[Dandelion]

I'm fine with my genetics myself. L21 is still R1b.

[ovidiu]

Highly disconcerting. This guy comes across like he doesn't fully know what he's doing.

I think things like this can have potential when it comes to avoiding certain diseases and things. But I worry that people will take it too far, or for the wrong reasons. Everyone talks about "designer babies" and such, but I think it can go further than that, and a lot of people can even harm themselves.

I also didn't know you could edit genes in a fully grown person like that. I figured it was just for developing embryos. That's interesting.