re: In Breakthrough, Scientists Edit a Dangerous Mutation From Genes in Human Embryos

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Its a form of Eugenics and, in my and many other peoples opinions, we are not ready as a culture/species to handle this level of control over ourselves yet.

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No, it is not a form of eugenics. Eugenics arguments historically were used to justify marginalizing or even killing living people based on stereotypes that weren't particularly well-researched.

This is editing genes for embryos based on the results of scientific research showing which genes cause which birth defects. That is a very different thing than sayng "Jews are this, blacks are that, therefore let's kill them so we can let Aryans rule uber alles."