Wesley J. Smith Unpacks Nature Article about Alarming Gene Editing

Episode 1586 April 11, 2022 00:18:56
Wesley J. Smith Unpacks Nature Article about Alarming Gene Editing
Intelligent Design the Future
Wesley J. Smith Unpacks Nature Article about Alarming Gene Editing

Apr 11 2022 | 00:18:56

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Show Notes

On today’s ID the Future, bioethicist Wesley J. Smith explores a recent article in the journal Nature, “The Alarming Rise of Complex Genetic Testing in Human Embryo Selection.” As alarming as that title sounds, Smith says the reality is even worse than the Nature article suggests. Using the breakthrough technology known as CRISPR, scientists are not only altering the genes of a given creature, including humans, but are even altering the creature’s germline. This threatens to permanently alter a species, Smith explains, including the human species. There’s the question of whether we have the right play god in this way, of course. There’s also the practical issue of scientists not really knowing what they are doing yet. A gene identified Read More ›

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