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World’s First GM Babies Born
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RE: World’s First GM Babies Born
June 28, 2013 at 7:51 am
(June 28, 2013 at 7:43 am)HAL9000 Wrote: I actually think they should engineer babies to produce chlorophyll in their skin. That would be awesome.
On a serious note, I hate these knee-jerk reactions to 'genetic modification'. I can imagine no end of circumstances where manipulating genes or following processes which impact genes will have positive effects (e.g. ending cancer, diabetes, congenital cardiac problems etc.). It's not all about 'creating a genetic super-class of humans' or 'kick-starting the zombie apocolypse'.

As for those who pulled the 'No playing God!' card, I can't imagine that anyone in the first world can say that sincerely without being really ignorant.
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World’s First GM Babies Born - by Big Blue Sky - June 28, 2013 at 7:26 am
RE: World’s First GM Babies Born - by One Above All - June 28, 2013 at 7:31 am
RE: World’s First GM Babies Born - by Ben Davis - June 28, 2013 at 7:41 am
RE: World’s First GM Babies Born - by Big Blue Sky - June 28, 2013 at 4:00 pm
RE: World’s First GM Babies Born - by HAL9000 - June 28, 2013 at 7:43 am
RE: World’s First GM Babies Born - by Ben Davis - June 28, 2013 at 7:51 am
RE: World’s First GM Babies Born - by Kayenneh - June 28, 2013 at 7:52 am
RE: World’s First GM Babies Born - by Doubting Thomas - June 28, 2013 at 9:03 am
RE: World’s First GM Babies Born - by Rahul - June 28, 2013 at 9:27 am
RE: World’s First GM Babies Born - by Jackalope - June 28, 2013 at 9:49 pm
RE: World’s First GM Babies Born - by Whateverist - June 28, 2013 at 10:01 pm

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