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unlimited_mcgyver t1_jcyqw1y wrote

Tell that to the Chinese guy that already did it.

https://www.science.org/content/article/chinese-scientist-who-produced-genetically-altered-babies-sentenced-3-years-jail

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KnightOfNothing t1_jd16ncs wrote

you can all say whatever you want about him but that scientist has my respect, he had the balls to do what everyone was and remains too chickenshit to do.

probably be a century before it's "safe" for genome editing in humans.

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[deleted] t1_jd5crbo wrote

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KnightOfNothing t1_jd5kw1q wrote

whatever man the facts are human civilization is evolving way faster than the human body is, you've already got an obesity epidemic and diseases like Crohns that are getting worse and more widespread. It's only a matter of time before more negative effects pop up maybe these will finally be so bad you can't pretend it's not happening anymore.

Genome editing can fix such things but people including yourself apparently are too terrified of it's abuse to let it do anything.

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KnightOfNothing t1_jd69ky2 wrote

straight? it's nearly been a decade, how many decades do you want before you consider the possibility of bio-engineering babies? 2? 4? 7? eventually the health issues brought about by pollution will get much worse and the last generation to be impacted by them is going to blame everyone who was deliberately dragging their feet on this and they'll be right to do so.

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