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Re:Controversial U.S. bill would lift Supreme Court ban on p... by zwkrt on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @12:04PM (#20105774)
I'd love to edit intelligence and perseverance out of my enemies' families.

EDIT: Ok that was argumentative, but really children do not have a choice to be thrown into this world, and to think that there is someone who knows better about how this should be done is the absolute highest hubris.

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Re:Controversial U.S. bill would lift Supreme Court ban on p... by MisterOctober on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @12:23PM (#20105997)
yeah indeed - the potential to weaponize gene editing is tremendous. "Brave New World" may look like an egalitarian utopia if that potential is realized.
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