Also on the horizon is redesigning human DNA. Some have found the idea of remaking human DNA disconcerting, and scientists plan to get guidance from ethicists and the public before they try it. By the time the new yeast genome is completed, researchers will have added, deleted or altered about a million DNA letters. To redesign a particular stretch of yeast DNA, scientists begin with its sequence of code letters — nature’s own recipe. And they realize the idea of making a human genome is a sensitive one.

Source: Mint July 26, 2017 11:48 UTC