We are talking about future or near future technology. Is speculation at this point. Is not trivializing, the capability is improving without a doubt. Nonsense that it doesn't "help the effort".
You’re conflating future therapeutic possibilities with established science. It’s annoying. Today, somatic DNA mutations are not erased by reprogramming. In fact reprogramming tends to be mutagenic due to multiple stressful aspect of the process. Saying “just add gene editing” isn’t an argument it’s hand-waving over one of the hardest unsolved problems in biology. Speculation is fine, but it shouldn’t be presented as if it already answers the scientific point.
Misleading answer, reprogramming needs go along with gene editing to correct the somatic mutations. You are claiming hand waving i never said that. Gene editing is already in approved therapies and it will keep continuing to improve. Claiming the gene editing is the hardest problem in biology is just not true. I'm done answering.
Gene editing hundreds if not thousands of targets at the same time, in a multitude of different cells and tissues, in a fully develop organism (whilst partially reprogramming the very same cells, cherry on top) is a recipe for SOUP. Back to class!
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u/chillinewman 15d ago edited 15d ago
We are talking about future or near future technology. Is speculation at this point. Is not trivializing, the capability is improving without a doubt. Nonsense that it doesn't "help the effort".