Editing Humanity: The CRISPR Revolution and the New Era of Genome Editing

PART III

“What more powerful form of study of mankind could there be than to read our own instruction book?”

—Francis Collins

“Humankind ascended to the top so quickly that the ecosystem was not given time to adjust. Moreover, humans themselves failed to adjust.”

—Yuval Noah Harari

Rita: Don’t you worry about cholesterol, lung cancer, love handles?

Phil: I don’t worry about anything anymore.

Rita: What makes you so special? Everybody worries about something.

Phil: That’s exactly what makes me so special. I don’t even have to floss.

—Groundhog Day