Comment by WhitneyLand
2 days ago
I would guess you did not first write “CRISPR is an overhyped approach”, then after careful reflection decide, I don’t think that quite captures the intensity, better go with “extremely overhyped”.
The comparison is kind of a category error. One is a DNA editing technique and the others are deliver platforms. I recall the hype mostly being how revolutionary it could be, not comparing it on a timeline to specific technologies that are at different levels of the stack.
it's revolutionary in genetic research, allows us to observe cells with specific gene knockouts, over activations, etc. it's just very hard to deliver to a whole system