An essay in The American Journal of Bioethics claims dragons and other spectacular animals could be brought to life using the targeted gene-editing system known as CRISPR-CAS9. Jeff and Anthony are on board! Let's play god and bring mythical creatures of lore into existence! What could possibly go wrong?

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