Chinese scientists admit to tweaking the genes of human embryos

Re:Chinese scientists admit to tweaking the genes of human e... by Gigablah on Thursday April 23, 2015 @12:36PM (#9427919)

> asked them what they did with all the fish

The same thing they did at places like Sydney Harbour, I presume :)

That aside, the double standards present in this comment is breathtaking.

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Re:Chinese scientists admit to tweaking the genes of human e... by StavrosK on Thursday April 23, 2015 @01:32PM (#9428338)

I don't get the joke, what did they do with the fish? Did they just migrate away?

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Re:Chinese scientists admit to tweaking the genes of human e... by Gigablah on Thursday April 23, 2015 @09:58PM (#9431026)

Well, what do you think? Do people "relocate" fish when they develop a coastline? The joke here is that his "Western friend" actually took himself seriously.

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Re:Chinese scientists admit to tweaking the genes of human e... by lampchop on Saturday April 25, 2015 @12:52PM (#9438818)

Maybe I'm just dense, but I don't see where the double standards apply. Are you referring to the Chinese, or the Aussie?

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