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The Munk Debates Podcast

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CRISPR Is a Transient Technique

Joyce: I'd hate to describe CRISPR when I've got George on the other end, who as you say is one of the pioneers of the CRISPR technique. But correct me if I'm wrong, George, I believe that CRISPR is a transient technique as often these technologies are and they do evolve very quickly. And it's something I have a concern about and my big concern is about the safety of this. We need generations of studies and yes we can do every animal study known to mankind, but we're human and humans are different. How do we know? Because the problem here is the effects of the edits and how and when they show up in terms

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