Monday, April 6, 2015

Changing Genes .. .

TAG of the Week:  Changing Genes ....

In light of our recent discussion on gene therapy and gene editing using the CRISPR, there are pros and cons to using this technology.

Choose one of the two following for your comment.

1. Discuss one pro and one con for using gene editor CRISPR
2. Discuss one pro and one con for gene doping.

Read the following links:

Gene Editing
http://www.healthline.com/health-news/harvard-mit-make-controversial-crispr-gene-editing-tool-more-powerful-040215#1

Gene Doping
http://nymag.com/next/2015/03/genetic-doping-is-the-next-frontier-of-cheating.html