Contributing Factors

The first step in manipulating the genome — sequencing it — is accelerating along a cost/power curve that makes Moore’s Law look slow by comparison.

CRISPR, a breakthrough gene-editing system, makes it possible to selectively alter biological traits.

Gradual acceptance of so-called do-it-yourself biology grows as previously unavailable therapeutic uses for gene alteration become commonplace, and the line between nutrition and enhancement continues to blur.