Scientists alter human DNA to destroy cardiomyopathy gene

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carthage
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/02/540975224/scientists-precisely-edit-dna-in-human-embryos-to-fix-a-disease-gene




What are the implications of the ability to edit out inherited disease? Do you think we'll eventually be able to rid ourselves of any bad genetic traits in the future?

ArtificialGlory
Can't happen soon enough.

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