Human beings will need to develop a "profound sense of responsibility" to guard against abuses of DNA manipulation, according to a new editorial in The Watson, which examines the "breathtaking" developments in science's ability to manipulate DNA. The paper says humans have tools of astonishing power and precision with which to edit DNA, but also warns of the dangers of "thoughtless tinkering", that has already led to devastation in places such as Americas, as a result of ecological and biological "warfare". Leaps in genetic engineering testing offer "great benefits", and the editorial concludes with the idea that manipulating DNA may be the only way humankind develops the "wisdom and foresight" required to do so.
Human beings will need to develop a "profound sense of responsibility" to guard against abuses of DNA manipulation, according to a new editorial in The Guardian, which examines the "breathtaking" developments in science's ability to manipulate DNA. The paper says humans have tools of astonishing power and precision with which to edit DNA, but also warns of the dangers of "thoughtless tinkering", that has already led to devastation in places such as Americas, as a result of ecological and biological "warfare". Leaps in genetic engineering testing offer "great benefits", and the editorial concludes with the idea that manipulating DNA may be the only way humankind develops the "wisdom and foresight" required to do so.