Good news? Will humans overtake nature when it comes to evolution? What could possibly go wrong in a world with plenty of dictators and megalomaniacs?
Maybe the old theocrats in Iran want to correct young women to obey hijab laws. Just an unlikely scenario?
From the "Cradle of Humankind" comes progress in gene editing?
"South Africa has amended its health-research ethics guidelines to include a new section on heritable (or germline) human genome editing. The move could put the nation one step closer to being the first to explicitly allow the controversial technique, which involves making genetic changes to sperm, eggs or embryos that could be passed down to future generations. Such editing could prevent inherited diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and sickle-cell disease, but it poses major ethical concerns and safety challenges."
Will South Africa become first country to accept controversial form of human genome editing? (no public access) "Scientists raise the alarm following updated research ethics guidelines on heritable human genome editing."
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