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High-throughput CRISPR editing is coming! Huge implications if this tech can be perfected since this allows for massive gains in polygenic traits.
#eugenics
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867418311188 …pic.twitter.com/Bjb9PJtW6L
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Not quite. This is high throughput in the sense of being able to do massive numbers of individual edits in *separate cells.* They didn't do any multiplex editing, where you edit multiple sites in the same cell.
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Putting the repair templates in retrons is a very clever move, though, and the very high editing efficiencies might make multiplex editing somewhat easier. Won't help with the biggest concern however -lots of dsDNA breaks likely to be highly toxic, lead to cell death.
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How much will it cost per child???
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