Kazuo Ishiguro argues that the social changes unleashed by gene editing technologies, such as Crispr, could undermine core human values. “In liberal democracies, we have this idea that human beings are basically equal in some very fundamental way. “Despite the atom bomb and things like this, we’re still in the habit of compartmentalising scientific endeavour,” he said. This allowed the height of storm surges, and where and when they would make coastal impact, to be predicted. This allowed the height of storm surges, and where and when they would make coastal impact, to be predicted.

Source: The Guardian December 02, 2016 17:15 UTC