Comment Re:Irresponsible (Score 1) 750
"I can't say now it won't make it worse," Arkin said.'
I really cant think of a more irresponsible statement, scientifically. There is no way he can know what would arise in the wild from potential mutations, and *definitely* no way he can make a blanket statement that it won't be more harmful than HIV. Those kind of generalities are just not beneficial to science, and mislead people to a great degree.
He said he can't make that guarantee. I had to do a double take on it just to make sure I got what he said.
I really cant think of a more irresponsible statement, scientifically. There is no way he can know what would arise in the wild from potential mutations, and *definitely* no way he can make a blanket statement that it won't be more harmful than HIV. Those kind of generalities are just not beneficial to science, and mislead people to a great degree.
He said he can't make that guarantee. I had to do a double take on it just to make sure I got what he said.
