I am much more sure that CRISPR is the biggest scientific development of the (decade?) than I am that much domain money is to be made with it. While CRISPR is already huge in science research and bio startups, I find it hard to predict when, or if, it will become something where the demand for thousands of names by local medical clinics using CRISPR as a diagnostic or treatment will ever happen, and if it does what words will predominate.
Ancestry is of course a well established field with multiple significant domain name sales (although privacy concerns may place some limits on future growth). I do own a few names in that space. I don't know the biology well enough, but I think ancestry/genetics will link with DNA only, not RNA (RNA mainly plays a role in transfer, as opposed to storing genetic codes -
here is a good short article on RNA). But health/medical it would appear could benefit hugely if the near RNA proof of concept.
I think whether we come to see CRISPR widely used in prevention and cure of genetic related disorders depends on the following being either shown to not being significant or be mitigated/solved:
- Are we sure that it does not have potential to do significant harm? (the recent articles point to possible issues)
- Can society agree on what is ethical to do and what is not?
This whole area is not akin to things that reach the consumer space (well I know there are CRISPR kits being sold to consumers, but...) so can't be directly compared to investing in many tech trends.
I admit that I have begun searching around the RNA domain space, but am inclined to think I won't buy any domains with that term personally.
Bob
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@Bulloney thanks for your comment, but also remember my strategy advice about waiting on domain ideas to feel sure after thinking about a name for a few days.
Maybe I should append that to everything I post on NPs!
