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Re:Chinese scientist who edited twin babies' genes jailed fo... by r00fus on Monday December 30, 2019 @12:39PM (#21915130)
There was recently a story about a "Paean to Alpha Centauri", so I'll leave you with an appropriate quote:

"My gift to industry is the genetically engineered worker, or Genejack. Specially designed for labor, the Genejack's muscles and nerves are ideal for his task, and the cerebral cortex has been atrophied so that he can desire nothing except to perform his duties. Tyranny, you say? How can you tyrannize someone who cannot feel pain?"

- Chairman Sheng-ji Yang, "Essays on Mind and Matter"

I have no idea how you'd manufacture both a loyal and genius breed - what/whom are they loyal to?

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Re:Chinese scientist who edited twin babies' genes jailed fo... by zer00eyz on Monday December 30, 2019 @12:59PM (#21915300)
The whole first chapter of Brave New World comes to mind as well...

"Bokanovsky's Process"... x-ray, and alcohol to clones of the "worker class" to make them slow and stupid to do your bidding.

https://www.huxley.net/bnw/one.html

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