The gene editing technology CRISPR has paved a new path forward for us – from eliminating disease and fixing pests, to restoring lost abilities – the process is expected to graduate us into a new age of medicine. The question is can we make ourselves better? Can we improve our intelligence in the advent of gene engineering?
Good question. I have been working on gene therapy for several years and realized the great potential of gene therapy. It is hard to say the current techniques are satisfactory to reaching the edge of this purpose. But one thing for quite sure is that human intelligence is attributed to our specific genes. That means we are able to regulate our gene to enhance our present physiological function or even create new one. I guess the biggest challenge is not from the difficulties in gene manipulation but from the limited knowledge in human brain science.
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