Crispr's Argument Essay: Editing The Human Race

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Based on the article, “Editing the Human Race” , I do not support the “Jurassic Park” experiment. This experiment is used to recreate many extinct species, such as dinosaurs and the woolly mammoth, or to change the DNA of an already living species. In order to recreate one of these species, one must have the DNA of the extinct species, an appropriate host animal (one that looks relatively similar to the extinct species), and access to CRISPR, the latest technology for DNA coding. CRISPR uses an enzyme called Cas9 to cut open old DNA and implant new DNA from another person/species. This is all very cheap as well, costing about $30 for the procedure. However, CRISPR could harm the human race, and other races alike, severely. A team from Sun Yat-sen

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