In what some would call inhumane, 2014 is already a year of advancements in genetic technology. Yes, you might think that the news of making a tree that smells like roses is something important, but how would you react if I told you that we may have breakthroughs in devastating human diseases? Caught your attention yet? January 2014, Chinese scientist had successfully created genetically modified monkeys using a new procedure that literally allows scientist to cut-and-paste DNA into living organisms. The two macaques were the first primates to ever have their genetic makeup altered. Though not without backlash, as animal rights activist considered such a feat inhumane. The means of which this was done was through a genome edition procedure called Crispr. Two genes were manipulated in monkey eggs before transferring them to surrogate mothers. Crispr on its own is something amazing, allowing scientist to replace faulty genes and replace them with healthy ones. It's so precise, it can even correct single letter spelling mistakes in DNA coding. The entire idea of this was to create monkeys that carry genetic faults that lead to diseases in humans. Through this means, scientist could test human organs grown in labs and used to test drugs (Young S. 2014). While these prime apes seem to be last resorts, as they would rather focus on using Crispr to changes the genes in human organ tissue in labs and give them genetic faults that cause diseases ("Crispr genome engineering," ). This was entirely one huge step for humans in the field of science and bettering ourselves. One key thing to note is that through this, we may one day have a period in which humans are immune to HIV. This article shows advancements in genetics, but also shows regression as well. It's a primary example of what we can accomplish in terms of curiosity but how we still can't understand the