Scientist Discusses the Future for CRISPR
October 31, 2018 |
In his talk, he emphasized that the next major steps for CRISPR are commercial application expansion and increasing public acceptance of the technology, saying that groups like AAAS can help inform the public of the benefit of CRISPR. He says that "imagination is the only limit" when it comes to CRISPR, and that CRISPR revolution has started in the business community. "The challenge is not technological; the challenge is not scientific, the challenge is regulation and policy and acceptance by the public," says the professor.
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