China gene-edited baby experiment 'may have created unintended mutations'

Re:China gene-edited baby experiment 'may have created unint... by vannevar on Thursday December 05, 2019 @04:49PM (#21716969)

What good will a superior understanding of gene editing be if we cease being a civilized society where scientific research can be nurtured in the first place? Ethics are not optional to science, they are integral to the social foundation upon which science rests.

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Re:China gene-edited baby experiment 'may have created unint... by shrimp_emoji on Thursday December 05, 2019 @05:06PM (#21717148)

Ethics (e.g., scruples against fabricating research for personal gain) are actually what keeps Western science a cut above Eastern science.

Obviously, though, ethics aren't a binary concept; you can value eugenics at the expense of suffering and be committed to the quality of your research.

And good science knows no politics.

People do, though, and they're the scientists.

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Re:China gene-edited baby experiment 'may have created unint... by Fishysoup on Thursday December 05, 2019 @04:57PM (#21717062)

I get the feeling OP is saying this sarcastically, as a way to criticize China.

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Re:China gene-edited baby experiment 'may have created unint... by amelius on Thursday December 05, 2019 @05:07PM (#21717152)

Yes, standing on the shoulders of giants is ok ... but behave while doing so.

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Re:China gene-edited baby experiment 'may have created unint... by manicdee on Thursday December 05, 2019 @05:16PM (#21717239)

Would you agree that China sees eye to eye with the West regarding other ethical concerns such as copyright, patents, organ transplants, or genocide?

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