Linda and Chestnut tree
Well, I guess you have to make the tools before you can
build the house. For me, the “house” is
curing cancer, especially ovarian. A few
potential “tools” are described in the links below. The first outlines a way to “edit” RNA using
CRISPR technology. The second involves a
way to correct single “letter” mistakes in DNA; for instance, replace a C with
an A.
I guess these “tools” are important. For instance, if a mutated gene was cranking
out potentially lethal RNA, perhaps you could “edit” the RNA to, say, go
somewhere and quietly croak. Or, in the
case of a point mutation that renders a gene ineffective, maybe you could fix
the problem. How one would do any of this
is, of course, way beyond me. But let us
not forget: tools are only worth making if they have a use. So, quick as we can, let’s build the damned
house!
As you can see, blogger hiatus us over.
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