Professional gene editor and professor of Genetics here.
The world does not need more negativity. It does not need more nonscientific hype, either. I will be data-based negative and say to Colossal: give me a double-strand break!! [1/3]
Any undergrad in Bio1a would tell them that introgressing 12 SNPs by editing into an existing species and calling that a new species - is, well, salesmanship. They will make money on this and the media will give them all the coverage they need from that. [2/3]
Apr 8, 2025 22:50One other Bio1a-grade fact: this "new species" of - if released into the wild - will it be reproductively isolated from Canis lupus? If not, are the 12 SNPs on one haplotype that is in full LD? Was Time Magazine told about Mendel's 2nd law regarding 12 unlinked SNPs in meiosis?
