It would be good to resolve the scourge of malaria and your report today is encouraging in that regard
The gene editing approach can well be expected to be achievable given today’s advances in science. However the offsetting risks of unknown down stream effects on nature are potentially huge and too big a price to pay.
I’m therefore more inclined towards the vaccine and other methods approaches.
While these may be more difficult and time-consuming to implement than gene editing, the avoidance of the downside risks of the gene approach make that extra effort worthwhile
Definitely. I think more research needs to be done before gene editing can be deemed safe. As for vaccines, the BioNTech and AstraZeneca ones seem to be showing promising signs.
Good job, Fawzi.
It would be good to resolve the scourge of malaria and your report today is encouraging in that regard
The gene editing approach can well be expected to be achievable given today’s advances in science. However the offsetting risks of unknown down stream effects on nature are potentially huge and too big a price to pay.
I’m therefore more inclined towards the vaccine and other methods approaches.
While these may be more difficult and time-consuming to implement than gene editing, the avoidance of the downside risks of the gene approach make that extra effort worthwhile
Definitely. I think more research needs to be done before gene editing can be deemed safe. As for vaccines, the BioNTech and AstraZeneca ones seem to be showing promising signs.
The AstraZeneca vaccine was trialed on 450 children and it showed up to 77% efficacy: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/potential-new-malaria-vaccine-shows-promise-burkina-faso-trial-2021-04-23/