Are we really playing god when we are trying to fix genetic problems
It is going to happen. People will do things just because they can without ever really wondering if they really should.
I do think gene editing should be regulated, studied and modification procedures should have to be approved by an ethics panel. However, it should move forward in science. Just carefully.
I may be biased though, as I myself have a rare genetic mutation (Stargardt's Disease) which caused partial blindness. Also in my family there is a predisposition for diabetes.
It is a lot easier to be against gene editing when you have not suffered or are not at risk from genetic anomalies.
That was a deep agreeable response. Hopefully gene editing will be right around the corner to the public
Voted "yes" because repression of technology has hardly ever managed to do anything but distort it.....sure, if theres a way to abuse it, it will be...but it seems to me that repression only means the good of it is held back.
So why the no votes?
Lack of trust for the elites, who will inevitably decide which genes to propagate.
@PBuck0145 seems to me that repression only insures that the "elites" have control.
I think the best thing to do is have underground labs so the public can be a part of it
What's needed and exists in some realms of science already, is an academic organization that works with the public to understand science.
Does no good to fight or fret. Just do it and hope we can combat what evil stems from the ability.
Imagine if we change a part of our dna that isn’t noticeably detectable like having more of a psychopathic tendency. “Normal people”would have such a disadvantage in society
You can't put a lid on technology anyway, if you do try, the worlds crime syndicates just make big profits and only the rich and criminal get the benefits.
Sadly this is very true. I saw a documentary talking about bio hacking and the individuals got thrown in jail for practicing medicine without a license. In reality they didn’t want them to have the upper hand
Doesn't matter...those so inclined will use it regardless. Only thing slowing its progress is cost. Until you can buy it like viagra it's a rich person's tool to design their kids.
Hopefully in a couple of years. All you need is a Costco membership to get that designer baby bundle lol
@Danny9 Hopefully in a few years people will realize they should stop having children.
I don't care one way or the other... but IF republicans don't want it done, I'm completely for it.
And vice-versa.
To narrow your mind down so much is baffling to me. Even more so knowing you're not even an American. Dedicating yourself against an opponent that isn't even a party in your own country. You defy all logic