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The nobel prize awarded for genetic engineering, scary times
Posted on 10/17/20 at 9:53 am
Posted on 10/17/20 at 9:53 am
I listened to an interview with the scientist. She said she had devoted her life to this in hopes that her research could be used one day to eradicate things like polio, etc.
But her fear was that it would also give rise to designer humans.
I wonder when we alter the sex of an embryo in the womb, is there no fear we also "nicked" something else and 20 years from now that person is a psychopath.
Same with this engineering, while producing the perfect swimmer or track athlete, scientist or mathematician, what other effects will we unknowingly produce.
The greatest minds in the world produced the nuclear bomb....then stood too close during testing and most died within years of its invention.
Sometimes we think we know a lot more than we do.
But her fear was that it would also give rise to designer humans.
I wonder when we alter the sex of an embryo in the womb, is there no fear we also "nicked" something else and 20 years from now that person is a psychopath.
Same with this engineering, while producing the perfect swimmer or track athlete, scientist or mathematician, what other effects will we unknowingly produce.
The greatest minds in the world produced the nuclear bomb....then stood too close during testing and most died within years of its invention.
Sometimes we think we know a lot more than we do.
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 9:54 am to trinidadtiger
Designer humans is way down on the list of fears in regards to genetic engineering.
Posted on 10/17/20 at 9:58 am to diat150
I’ll allow it if this is the predominant outcome.
Posted on 10/17/20 at 9:58 am to trinidadtiger
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Sometimes we think we know a lot more than we do.
Pretty sure that's all the time.
And yes, this is scary. I don't trust man with such knowledge. Very likely it will be misused.
Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:02 am to trinidadtiger
Finally will be able to get those adamantium claws now.
Sweet.
Sweet.
Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:11 am to trinidadtiger
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The greatest minds in the world produced the nuclear bomb....then stood too close during testing and most died within years of its invention.
Might want to double-check that. A couple physicists were killed after accidental exposure to a plutonium core but I'm not aware of any mass deaths among designers of the bomb.
I would also point out that currently they are not talking about modifying the sex of embryos, just selecting them by sex so you can try to choose if you want to have a girl or a boy. So nothing would be "nicked" in that scenario. So apart from your fear which is not reality-based and your supporting evidence which never happened, there is not a lot to worry about yet.
I will admit your overarching concern is still somewhat valid though. Tampering too much with what nature has refined over millenia will probably have some unforseen consequences. But the genie is not going back into the bottle. Too much potential upside for those willing to take some risks. We will just have to work through the issues as best we can as they come up.
Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:11 am to trinidadtiger
Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:24 am to JT
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I would also point out that currently they are not talking about modifying the sex of embryos, just selecting them by sex so you can try to choose if you want to have a girl or a boy.
So what happens to it if it isn't the gender you wanted?
Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:25 am to navy
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I’ll allow it if this is the predominant outcome.
that science is weird
Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:43 am to trinidadtiger
if only mankind would spend as much time on the soul as the body
Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:59 am to diat150
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Designer humans is way down on the list of fears in regards to genetic engineering.
I wish they could design a designer dog that can speak English.
On 2nd thought, it would probably do more complaining than my wife.
Posted on 10/17/20 at 11:02 am to trinidadtiger
Augments 
Posted on 10/17/20 at 11:21 am to trinidadtiger
Is this for the CRISPR stuff?
Posted on 10/17/20 at 11:25 am to navy
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I’ll allow it if this is the predominant outcome.
I was literally just thinking that if the result of this is a booming population of citizens similar in appearance to Liz Hurley, I'm down.
Posted on 10/17/20 at 11:35 am to navy
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I’ll allow it if this is the predominant outcome.
Yeah, that wouldn't be the problem. The problem would be the scientists getting cocky when repeating it and then you've got a cruise missle through the roof.
Posted on 10/17/20 at 11:52 am to trinidadtiger
quote:Got any data to support this assertion?
The greatest minds in the world produced the nuclear bomb....then stood too close during testing and most died within years of its invention.
Posted on 10/17/20 at 1:34 pm to AggieHank86
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Got any data to support this assertion?
This dumbass expects evidence from other people to back their claims, but when asked to provide evidence to back his own claims in his own snotty threads he refuses to do so.
Posted on 10/17/20 at 1:36 pm to trinidadtiger
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This post was edited on 10/20/20 at 10:47 am
Posted on 10/19/20 at 7:34 am to trinidadtiger
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Sometimes we think we know a lot more than we do.
Narcissism is a fatal flaw.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 7:46 am to JT
JT,
Might check your facts, a few more than "two scientists" died during the project.
So like the factory workers in the big beryllium plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania, scientists and research assistants also developed beryllium disease.
Might check your facts, a few more than "two scientists" died during the project.
So like the factory workers in the big beryllium plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania, scientists and research assistants also developed beryllium disease.
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At least 19 cases were reported at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, government records show. Other cases occurred at Los Alamos, the University of Chicago, and the Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus.
In all, more than 50 people developed beryllium disease while working on the bomb and other early government projects.
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