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cb_24 t1_iwk1uxy wrote

Reply to comment by Ginger_Libra in In First, Scientists Use CRISPR for Personalized Cancer Treatment by tonymmorley

Definitely deserved that Nobel prize a few years back.

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Ginger_Libra t1_iwk4ob9 wrote

My niece is a type 1 diabetic and has celiac and a third autoimmune disorder with her skin.

I am really hopeful that between CRISPR and stem cells she will an improvement if not a functional cure in my lifetime.

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FOlahey t1_iwm7mby wrote

I’m incredibly optimistic about solving most of our issues. Once we open up these fancy new machine learning algorithms to other functions than visual imagery (they are already using it in some gene sequencing) than I think the discoveries will be found at an exponential rate. ML+CRISPR+advancements in technology to make cluster computing even cheaper (not to mention the possibility of quantum computers entering into the problem solving arena)

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Ginger_Libra t1_iwma9yn wrote

I hadn’t even thought about machine learning in this context. That’s really exciting too.

I hope some of these things will also be able to impact climate change at an exponential rate.

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Spiced_lettuce t1_iwkljw3 wrote

I would argue it’s the one of the most important breakthroughs in biology, ever

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