OneSpectraWhat would happen to society if we started to extensively modify our own dna?
lime!what is genetic therapy?
gandalf_der_12teit’s a broad term used to refer to any medical treatment that uses gene technology somehow.
there’s mostly two variants today:
- mRNA medication. that one is temporary. it does something to you, then the effect wears off by itself within day, weeks or months.
- DNA-modifying medication. that one is permanent and possibly hereditary, i.e. it would affect your offspring too. a.f.a.i.k. it’s practically not used today due to the grave and long-lasting impacts it would have on individuals and society.
so the answer to the question is “we already know, we already spent the entirety of 2021-2023 doing it”.
The question is more hypothetical than practical. Comparing what we can currently achieve with genetic therapy to its actual potential is comparing an ice cube with an iceberg.