CRISPR can treat diseases like sickle cell anemia and also enable enhancement of traits (faster muscle reflexes, blood cells with higher oxygen capacity), and within 20-30 years genetic enhancement of children may become commonplace—creating a scenario where we must decide whether to permit enhancement.
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Walter IsaacsonEvidence Quote
“that could be commonplace in the next 20 or 30 years”
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What You Can Learn From History's Greatest Innovators | Walter Isaacson | The Knowledge Project 121— The Knowledge Project PodcastCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:30:56 PM
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