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Editing DNA and RNA: biology's limits keep shifting
Original: We can edit DNA. We can manufacture RNA. But I didn’t perfect the immortality serum in my garage. Breaking biological li
A commentary making the rounds argues that modern biotechnology — DNA editing tools like CRISPR and the ability to manufacture RNA — keeps pushing back what biology once considered impossible. The author quips that while we can rewrite genomes and build mRNA, no one has invented an immortality serum in their garage, framing scientific progress as moving boundaries from 'impossible' to 'not yet' rather than defeating death.
Why now: Ongoing excitement and debate about gene editing and RNA technologies, from CRISPR therapies to mRNA vaccines, keeps people reflecting on how far biology can be pushed.
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Evidence
- We can edit DNA. We can manufacture RNA. But I didn’t perfect the immortality serum in my garage. Breaking biological limits isn’t defeating death. It’s moving the boundary from “impossible” to “not yet”. https:// talesofmanythings.com/blog/202… · TalesOfManyThings@universeodon.com · 6
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