Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo
by danielheath on Thursday December 03, 2020 @12:42AM
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What do you think is going to kill enough people to create such an unprecedented selection pressure?
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Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo
by im3w1l on Thursday December 03, 2020 @12:47AM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.