Tag: germ line

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 19, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, animal rights, CRISPR, Davos, discrimination, environmentalism, Europe, fauna, flora, genetic engineering, genocide, germ line, humanity, mammals, Munich, nature rights, oppression, PETA, rights, slavery}

Defending Human Exceptionalism in Munich

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 19, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

This matters tremendously because human exceptionalism is the necessary predicate to universal human rights. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
December 25, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Cas9, Casey Luskin, coordination, CRISPR, Darwinian evolution, ENCODE, Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, Feng Zhang, Ferrari, Francis Collins, gene editing, genetic defects, genetic enhancements, George Church, germ line, humans, Huntington’s disease, incrementalism, intelligence, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jennifer Doudna, John Bodnar, John West, Journal of Theoretical Biology, junk DNA, Michael Behe, natural history, natural selection, predictions, Richard Dawkins, sickle cell disease, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Language of God}

Merry Christmas! #8 Story of 2021: An ID Prediction for CRISPR Gene Editing

_{William A. Dembski
December 25, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

12}

From an design perspective, there is no compelling reason to think that CRISPR gene editing will constitute an enhancement tool for building superior humans. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
July 28, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, Cas9, Casey Luskin, coordination, CRISPR, Darwinian evolution, ENCODE, Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, Feng Zhang, Ferrari, Francis Collins, gene editing, genetic defects, genetic enhancements, George Church, germ line, humans, Huntington’s disease, incrementalism, intelligence, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jennifer Doudna, John Bodnar, John West, Journal of Theoretical Biology, junk DNA, Michael Behe, natural history, natural selection, predictions, Richard Dawkins, sickle cell disease, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Language of God}

An ID Prediction for CRISPR Gene Editing

_{William A. Dembski
July 28, 2021

Intelligent Design, Medicine

12}

From an design perspective, there is no compelling reason to think that CRISPR gene editing will constitute an enhancement tool for building superior humans. Read More ›

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 23, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Tagged
, __edited, Africa, Aldous Huxley, atomic energy, bioethicists, biotechnology, Brave New World, China, Congress, Food and Drug Administration, genetic engineering, genome editing, germ line, human experimentation, Journal of the American Medical Association, media, medicine, scientists, social media, Stanford University, William Hurlbut}

Slouching Toward a “Brave New World”

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 23, 2019

Bioethics, Environment & Climate

4}

Genetic engineering could unleash a deadly pandemic or lead to a “new eugenics” with very sharp teeth. Read More ›

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 25, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, atom, biotechnology, cells, CRISPR, debate, eugenics, gene editing, genome, germ line, life, nature, pathogens, Research, safety, science}

Time for Gene Editing “Global Observatory”

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 25, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences

3}

We are not having a meaningful discussion about whether and how to regulate what I believe to be the most powerful technology ever invented. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
August 1, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Barry Hall, Cornell University, egg cells, epigenetics, evolution, germ line, John Cairns, Lamarckism, somatic cells, sperm}

Evolution’s Third Rail — Transgenerational Epigenetics Can Have a Profound Impact

_{Cornelius Hunter
August 1, 2017

Evolution, Science

4}

It is an enormous problem to explain how such capabilities evolved. Read More ›