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Re:The untold story of ‘circle of trust’ behind world’s firs... by nl on Sunday January 31, 2021 @09:44PM (#25984975)
What about the countries, ethnic groups and religions that can't afford to edit the genes of their children.

Is their destiny to be out-competed by those groups with the best gene editing technology?

What if a particular highly effective gene editing technique is perfected and patented in country A and they refuse a license to country B because they are rivals?

What if in country Z only ethnic group X is allowed to receive the treatment?

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Re:The untold story of ‘circle of trust’ behind world’s firs... by s1artibartfast on Sunday January 31, 2021 @11:10PM (#25985437)
What do you mean by out-competed? For humans, reproduction has very little to do with the traits that people might want to select for. Just about every group that could afford such treatment is already has a low fertility rate.
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Re:The untold story of ‘circle of trust’ behind world’s firs... by wincy on Sunday January 31, 2021 @10:01PM (#25985055)
The Uber-Han has arrived.
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