Scenarios about 'CRISPR'
The gene editing technology that allows precise modification of DNA sequences, developed from a naturally occurring bacterial defense system. CRISPR-Cas9 and related systems revolutionized biotechnology after 2012 by making genetic engineering faster, cheaper, and more accurate than previous methods. In alternate history scenarios, different timelines of CRISPR development could dramatically alter human evolution, disease eradication efforts, and ethical frameworks surrounding genetic modification.
What If CRISPR Was Never Discovered?
Exploring the alternate timeline where CRISPR gene editing technology remained undiscovered, profoundly altering the trajectory of biotechnology, medicine, and human genetic innovation in the 21st century.
What If Gene Editing Was Developed Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where CRISPR-like gene editing technologies emerged in the 1980s, drastically accelerating biotechnology, medicine, and raising profound ethical questions decades before our timeline.