Safety, curation, and collaboration: What we’ve learnt on the Fediverse

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I was teaching in our #GenomeEngineering session of our MRC HGU graduate course about applications of #CRISPR technology, potential & limitations of #GenomeSurgery for #RareDisease on Monday- this excellent #ThoughtPiece by @urnov perfectly argued current #hurdles to applying revolutionary treatments because the regulatory, ethical and financial frameworks are moving slower than the tech- not for the benefit of patients. We need a new model for genomic medicines.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/opinion/crispr-gene-editing-cures.html

Opinion | CRISPR Can Cure Disease by Editing a Person’s DNA. Now What?

Revolutionized medicine may be at hand, but barriers remain.

The New York Times
But Who? Is The Artist: The Kenny Who Trilogy and The Reality of AI Art - The Gutter Review

Critic Tom Shapira reminds us of Judge Dredd's Kenny Who? and the risk of creators no longer playing a part in creation in AI art.

The Gutter Review
Puppeteer’ing in Firebase & Google Cloud Functions – Eric Bidelman – Medium

Earlier this year, the Google Cloud team announced support for the Node.js