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Re:Scientists Edit a Dangerous Mutation in Human Embryos by adrianN on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @02:01PM (#14913035)
Gattaca was a supremely unrealistic plot because Ethan Hawke's character had any chance to compete with enhanced humans.
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Re:Scientists Edit a Dangerous Mutation in Human Embryos by maxerickson on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @02:12PM (#14913149)
They filled that hole by only using screening; they didn't enhance anyone, they just picked the best embryos. You could claim that it is unrealistic that they would be able to do advanced screening but not able to do any changes.

And then the next thing to debate is whether he really had a heart condition or not. People come down on both sides.

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