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Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo by danielheath on Thursday December 03, 2020 @12:42AM (#25285804)
What do you think is going to kill enough people to create such an unprecedented selection pressure?
Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo by im3w1l on Thursday December 03, 2020 @12:47AM (#25285832)
We will deliberately genetically engineer ourselves.
Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo by danielheath on Thursday December 03, 2020 @01:16AM (#25286007)
A few people, I have no doubt. When do you think even half the population will be willing and able to afford doing it?

The desperate poor aren’t going anywhere.

Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo by BurningFrog on Thursday December 03, 2020 @01:37AM (#25286148)
When/if the engineered kids turn out to be really great people, most parents will want them.

Desperate poverty is rapidly disappearing across the world. Look it up!

Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo by v4dok on Thursday December 03, 2020 @03:09AM (#25286707)
It does, but that doesn't mean that the masses will be able to afford it. Its like you've never seen a cyberpunk dystopia scenario. Honestly, this is I think for now our default.
Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo by tomp on Thursday December 03, 2020 @03:59AM (#25287010)
It’s actually the other way around. Women’s hips are getting narrower because the women that used to die at birth (because of too narrow hips) now survive with Caesarean cuts.
Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo by neetrain on Thursday December 03, 2020 @12:51AM (#25285854)
When genetic screening becomes common, gene-based persecution and holocaust can happen maybe?
Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo by astrange on Thursday December 03, 2020 @01:06AM (#25285945)
Since most mutations are bad for you, wouldn't you want to screen for fewer mutations and end up with less change?

I doubt we'll figure out how to do genetic reprogramming on people. It seems like patching a few SNPs isn't going to do much.