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Re:We can now edit the human genome – how far should we go? ... by Animats on Sunday September 13, 2020 @12:12AM (#24458260)
It's already been done in China.[1] That was an attempt to produce HIV immunity. Not clear if it worked, but it was done. The Master Race is a ways off, but they're starting from a population with an average IQ of 105, so they're already ahead.

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6724388/

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Re:We can now edit the human genome – how far should we go? ... by reducesuffering on Sunday September 13, 2020 @12:34AM (#24458383)
Source on China's population averaging 105 IQ?
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Re:We can now edit the human genome – how far should we go? ... by Animats on Sunday September 13, 2020 @12:40AM (#24458414)
https://brainstats.com/average-iq-by-country.html
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