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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

unironically it's pretty strange that i've never even heard of people trying to rectify this, surely someone has tried plonking some choloplasts in a skin cell culture and seeing how it goes?

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Funding is probably the issue.

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Funding is probably the issue.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

you don't need any funding beyond standard lab equipment to do this, from what i know it'd be a pretty standard setup

it's just strange i've not heard about it, like someone must have done it and i should have learnt about it via cultural osmosis

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Gene editing is kinda controversial in the US though. Lots of regulatory hoops you would have to jump through to avoid becoming a criminal.

Edit: unless you grease the right palms.