Summary of CRISPR-Cas ¿bueno o malo?

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The video discusses the ethical implications of CRISPR-based gene editing in humans. While some see CRISPR as a potential lifesaving technology, others are concerned about the potential risks of uncontrolled gene editing. The two main risks of CRISPR are eugenics, which refers to the use of gene editing to select desirable characteristics in humans, and gene editing gone wrong, which can lead to unintended changes in DNA. The video argues for a moratorium on gene editing until more research is done on the potential consequences of this technology.

• 00:00:00 The video discusses the history of gene editing, starting with the human practice of Selective Breeding thousands of years ago. In the 1970s, scientists inserted fragments of DNA from one species into another in order to study how they were changed. The first animal to be gene edited was a rat in 1980. Two years later, researchers inserted a gene from a rat into a mouse to study its growth rate. This discovery led to the development of transgenic animals, which allow scientists to modify a gene from one species and insert it into another. In the 1990s, scientists made significant advances in DNA sequencing and gene editing technologies, which made gene editing more precise and efficient. Today, gene editing has the potential to improve human health and the environment. However, there are also risks and ethical considerations to consider. Professor Vázquez Cruz from the 345 B group at the University of Valencia discusses the potential dangers and benefits of gene editing in a paper published in Cuadernos de Bioética (Bioethics Quarterly) supported by the Asociación Española de Bioética y Ética Médica (Spanish Association of Bioethics and Medical Ethics).
• 00:05:00 The video "CRISPR-Cas ¿bueno o malo?" discusses the ethical implications of CRISPR-based gene editing in humans. While some see CRISPR as a potential lifesaving technology, others are concerned about the potential risks of uncontrolled gene editing. The two main risks of CRISPR are eugenics, which refers to the use of gene editing to select desirable characteristics in humans, and gene editing gone wrong, which can lead to unintended changes in DNA. The video argues for a moratorium on gene editing until more research is done on the potential consequences of this technology.
• 00:10:00 The video discusses ethical issues associated with genetic editing. Scientists agreed on the following points: 1) keeping basic and clinical research in this field should be supported; 2) cells from somatic cells should always be within the regulatory framework of gene therapy; 3) for the time being, the use of gene editing interventions in early human embryos should be discouraged, as there is insufficient safety assurance for conducting them; and 4) a permanent forum for debate on genetic editing should be established in which all interested parties participate. Events in this field happen quickly, and specifically with regard to human embryos, scientists rushed to take positions on these types of experiments, through three manifestos mentioned earlier. The author of the article seems to imply that there is political and scientific resistance to carrying out gene editing interventions in early human embryos for any purpose, with one exception--therapeutic purposes--and that the majority position is to ban the practice.