3 ms·
Is it a false dichotomy for me to say: "we can't even fix the economy; I'm skeptical to think we're going to do any serious modifications to our DNA with positi
by tabeth 10y ago
Is it a false dichotomy for me to say: "we can't even fix the economy; I'm skeptical to think we're going to do any serious modifications to our DNA with positive, well directed results that are absent in shocking negative side effects."?
Disclaimer: I know more about the economy to DNA, which is to say, still not very much.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoI think economy is harder than biology, for the same reason it's harder than physics - because economy involves thinking actors with conflicting goals, many of whom will happily use their cognitive powers to oppose your fixes to the economy. Biology may be complex, but it's not made of actors smarter than you who will work against you, sometimes just out of spite.
- dekhn 10y agoThe barriers to treating people with gene therapy are primarily social at this point, not medical or scientific.