The ‘Geno-Economists’ Say DNA Can Predict Our Chances of Success

Re:The ‘Geno-Economists’ Say DNA Can Predict Our Chances of ... by natalyarostova on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @12:58PM (#18544760)

I suspect it will be. We are already detecting genetic illnesses, and most of the scientists working on these problems with the goal of bettering human existence.

I won't make any assumptions about you, but I've suffered due to the poorly constructed features of the human genetic structure failing. My life would be much better if those could be fixed.

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Re:The ‘Geno-Economists’ Say DNA Can Predict Our Chances of ... by you_owe_me on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @01:06PM (#18544849)

Same here. I was born ugly, so bring on genetic enhancement

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Re:The ‘Geno-Economists’ Say DNA Can Predict Our Chances of ... by pault on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @01:48PM (#18545330)

I'm not sure if you're joking or not (it did make me chuckle), but as dystopian as it sounds, I would prefer to live in a world where everyone is beautiful, since it would eliminate barriers for less attractive folks, and eliminate advantages for the more attractive ones. Of course, if we do ever learn how to change our physical appearance with genetics, the fashion industry will just change the definition of "beautiful" every five years anyway.

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Re:The ‘Geno-Economists’ Say DNA Can Predict Our Chances of ... by you_owe_me on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @04:19PM (#18546878)

I was half-joking, but you do have a point. Nothing guarantees the standards of beauty will remain the same.

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Re:The ‘Geno-Economists’ Say DNA Can Predict Our Chances of ... by TheCoelacanth on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @02:48AM (#18549911)

A lot of the factors have been very stable for a long time and are unlikely to change too much, e.g. symmetry, hair and skin in good condition, etc.

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Re:The ‘Geno-Economists’ Say DNA Can Predict Our Chances of ... by nwsm on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @02:25PM (#18545779)

Haven't you seen The Fairly OddParents S1E12 "The Same Game"?

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