>f, as the OP suggests, it would be possible to develop a toolkit such that the concerns about time/resources you raise in your first point are moot, then I think it's worth chasing that down.
I do agree that this is something worth following. If it's really provable that this platform solution is universally safe, that's amazing. But that doesn't mean the system is broken. Just that until now, this was probably not the proverbial low-hanging fruit of medicine, even with a million people there are diseases affecting billions. It may still be worth more investing in those disease that affect billions.
>it's either try it or watch thousands of people die.
How many of these genetic diseases are deadly? A lot of these mutations may be bad but not deadly. If now the treatment is universally approved and kills some people, think about who's going to take the responsibility for it?
> If now the treatment is universally approved and kills some people, think about who's going to take the responsibility for it?
Same as any other medical intervention. A substantial number of people die as the result of routine surgery for problems that themselves weren't life-threatening. Medicine, like engineering, involves tradeoffs and risk assessment, and there is not likely to be a perfect outcome. All we can do is work on the "best" outcome for the most people.
I do agree that this is something worth following. If it's really provable that this platform solution is universally safe, that's amazing. But that doesn't mean the system is broken. Just that until now, this was probably not the proverbial low-hanging fruit of medicine, even with a million people there are diseases affecting billions. It may still be worth more investing in those disease that affect billions.
>it's either try it or watch thousands of people die.
How many of these genetic diseases are deadly? A lot of these mutations may be bad but not deadly. If now the treatment is universally approved and kills some people, think about who's going to take the responsibility for it?