Gene editing technology is beyond imagination?

Gene editing technology is beyond imagination? Cancer and all genetic diseases can be cured by gene editing within 20 years, according to a authoritative scientist.
Edze Westra, of the University of Exeter in the UK, said gene editing techniques such as CRISPR/Cas9 would lead the golden age of health.
CRISPR is a "cut-and-paste" technique in which specific parts of double-stranded DNA can be cut off and replaced with the genetic material needed.
technique, known to an authoritative scientist as the Cancer Terminator, uses labels that determine the location of mutations and an enzyme that serves as a scissors to cut DNA at precise locations, allowing small parts of the gene to be removed.
Westra believes the ability to precisely stitch selected DNA into cells will become important over the next two decades, predicting that it will make cancer, vision loss and other geriatric or genetic diseases distant memories.
s always risky, people worry about designing babies, but we've started talking about them, so we understand the consequences and long-term risks of this technology," said the bioscient scientist.
I think in the next few decades, gene editing will become extremely important, and we will see it used to cure all genetic diseases and cancers, as well as to repair vision by transplanting genes.
think it's going to be of great importance.
" A recent report by two influential American academic groups shocked academics and confirmed for the first time the medical potential of editing genetics.
The National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine believe that gene editing of reproductive cell lines such as human eggs, sperm and embryos should not be considered a red line in medical research.
critics insist that new gene-editing techniques should not be used to alter genetic DNA.
think the move will be the beginning of an artificial design for babies with selective characteristics such as blue eyes, high intelligence or athletic ability.
but the two authoritative U.S. scientific institutions say that if the necessary safety measures are in place, there is a realistic possibility that the reproductive cell line could be genetically edited to treat or prevent disease and disability.
Edze Westra says genetic technology developed over the past five years could end genetic diseases.
Westra participated in a discussion at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Promotion of Science (AAAS) on gene editing techniques and their impact on society.
gene-editing technology not only helps repair genetic defects, but also converts cells into micro-factories that produce therapeutic chemicals and antibodies, he said.
another application is the use of gene-driven to increase specific characteristics in populations.
, for example, adding gene-editing ingredients to mosquito cells that transmit malaria can prevent them from spreading microbes that cause disease in humans.
Westra said: "This is an excellent strategy to solve the world's most important problems.
ethically, we need to consider how to prevent genetically modified insects from flying out of the lab.
-driven tests to tackle malaria have begun in the laboratory.
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