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Re:Rates of Parkinson’s disease are exploding. A common chem... by 542354234235 on Friday April 09, 2021 @10:04AM (#26750734)
If you have already had children and raised them to adulthood (Alzheimer’s first appears primarily in your mid 60s or later), what exactly is the selective pressure mechanism?
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Re:Rates of Parkinson’s disease are exploding. A common chem... by Layke1123 on Friday April 09, 2021 @01:30PM (#26753415)
Genetic sequencing. We will eliminate the embryos we don't want.
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Re:Rates of Parkinson’s disease are exploding. A common chem... by 542354234235 on Friday April 09, 2021 @01:43PM (#26753589)
>it will be a natural form of selection for old age, increasing human longevity

I don't think genetic sequencing falls into the category of "natural selection".

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Re:Rates of Parkinson’s disease are exploding. A common chem... by Layke1123 on Saturday April 10, 2021 @12:41PM (#26762786)
Ok people not wanting to have kids because of a family history of Parkinson's disease.
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