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Are we really playing god when we are trying to fix genetic problems

Should we just embrace gene editing in humans?

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Danny9 4 Jan 28
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Ever seen the movie GATTACA?

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Yes, though with caution.

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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

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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.

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The video show the positives but not the potential negatives. It will be interesting to find out what they will be. Until then I'm neither yeah or nay.

Betty Level 8 Jan 28, 2022
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Why not gene therapy? I'm not so sure that this is playing god. Without using it we remain medically in the dark ages.

I also agree. Why have a technology that’s beneficial to our society and lock it up

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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

@Danny9 Nobody's "normal" now. That's the thing which takes longest to learn. We're all disadvantaged but at various stages of it.

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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

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Interesting video. Looks like this is the way to help eliminate diseases.

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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.

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Excellent video! The way to go..🙂

Thanks

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I'm all for it

Tejas Level 8 Jan 28, 2022

Sure I wouldn’t mind having a kid that’s immune to cancer

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