dude_who_could

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Septum? So weird hearing it called that. It really just makes me think of piercings.

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Guess it makes sense. We have something like 13 sphincters

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Is anyone using gene editing to alter other organisms to our benefit? For example, altering anything we eat to be more nutritious or more likely, cheaper to grow.

Also, I had a thought the other day that it would be interesting if someone tried editing the beneficial bacteria in our bodies to be even better for us. Anyone working on that?

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So far what I see is a bunch of work that involves augmenting existing dna bits or strands in piece wise ways.

Has anyone started to make a ‘template’ so to speak? Making a human genome that has no known dominant or recessive genetic disorders.

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I just graduated as an electrical engineer. I spent the last two years working over at JPL but I am really interested in coming to work for NASA. Any suggestions for a recent grad?