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Eugenics/Designer-babies... is the concept really that bad?
RE: Eugenics/Designer-babies... is the concept really that bad?
Whether you agree that tinkering with the human form, be it gene mods or technology is right or wrong, the time is already here. We've been using embryonic selection for decades now. At first, IVF was only for completely infertile couples, then it was for those having difficulties. Now, it's for anyone who wants to pony up the cash to take a little more control. At all of those points, embryonic selection has been one of the steps. Now we have this guy. Officially the world's first cyborg. We're on the cusp of being able to make heritable changes to DNA through artificial means (in fact, it's now a matter of government approval, not a lack in our ability). Manipulation of the human form either through DNA editing or technology is already here and I don't think there's any going back. In fact, I don't think it would even be ethical to backtrack at this point.
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RE: Eugenics/Designer-babies... is the concept really that bad? - by Ravenshire - August 12, 2017 at 4:55 pm

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