Today’s BreakPoint: COVID 19 is an Opportunity to Re-Define the Human Species?

Lessons from the Coronavirus Part 12

JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA

Recently, the world learned that researchers at London’s Francis Crick Institute used CRISPR technology to genetically edit 18 embryos. Around half of the embryos suffered the kinds of major mutations and genetic damage that could lead to birth defects and life-shortening medical problems. The horrifying results led one gene-editing expert to call for “a restraining order for all genome editors to stay the living daylights away from embryo editing.”

Unfortunately, the desire to play god with the human genome is not easily discouraged. For example, consider the title of a recent article at Wired which proclaimed a “Neobiological Revolution,” –  “Covid-19 Is Accelerating Human Transformation—Let’s Not Waste It.”…

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