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Re:Jailed baby gene scientist ‘should be made responsible’ f... by bpodgursky on Saturday March 19, 2022 @07:50PM (#30738647)
The editing was to imitate a natural mutation of CCR5 which is already present in 1% of northern europeans.
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Re:Jailed baby gene scientist ‘should be made responsible’ f... by heavyset_go on Saturday March 19, 2022 @10:43PM (#30739559)
Sickle-cell trait is in ~5% of people, and it's a natural mutation against malaria, but that doesn't meant mean it's ethical to inflict its consequences on someone without their consent.
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