Two speakers discuss CRISPR's ability to treat rare diseases and alter traits like eye color. They weigh the medical benefits against concerns about resource strain if lifespans extend, and compare genetic editing to existing body-modification trends in South Korea and the Philippines.
Modify the body is one. Or gusumo ba ng pagatlung arm? No, I'm talking about a specific technology called CRISPR, which can already modify your genes. And it's being used to treat rare diseases. You can change your eye color.
I get what you mean. You're saying that are we playing God? Exactly. If we have gene modification. In my opinion, it benefits if it is intended to get rid of the diseases that we don't have cure for. I'm really pro gene modification.
Just as long as we prolong human life? Even prolong human life? Yeah, actually a huge issue because for some economists— A little problem mo. No, for some economists it would mean if you prolong life, you need more resources because—
A di problem lang ikaw ras.
People are living longer, you know, and children are continuing to be born.
I think, you know, I think it's only an issue like in terms of economy. Can we afford? Amanaman. But I think in a perspective of health, in trying to really get rid of like cancer, for example, So if you can modify that, then there's a better quality of life in the future. I think the issue comes more with should we prioritize it? Because we have also a lot of other issues that I think we should also look into. Kasi nasabi mo, problem natin is economy, ang bansa or ng boom, the global economy. We can prioritize that. Yun lang kaya, prioritize that.
Wag naiyokagandahan, wag naiyin gene modification. Everything is, I think, related to the socioeconomic aspect of everything. Let's rein it back and let's talk about the body modification. People looking like each other already. And in some countries that already exists. Korea, South Korea.
It's happening here already in the Philippines.
