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> We’re in no rush to allow any genome editing other than that. china in particular does not have the west's historical scruples wrt genetic editing and eugeni
by nyolfen 9y ago
> We’re in no rush to allow any genome editing other than that.
china in particular does not have the west's historical scruples wrt genetic editing and eugenics. i think this 'debate' will last about as long as it takes for the first generation of modded chinese children with two or three SDs on the mean to be brought into the world.
- ernestipark 9y agoI don't think you can make a very strong argument for the "west's historical scruples wrt genetic editing and eugenics" when you look at the prevalence of convenience abortions and the history of eugenics in America.
- Sprocklem 9y agoThe west has been very anti-eugenics for over half a century at this point, but I agree it isn't very historical. That being said, there's a big difference between genetic editing and abortions of fetuses with genetic disorders (which is what I assume you mean by "convenience abortions"). A lot of people are scared of GMOs, even if it's just a simple alteration to a plant. I doubt that genetic modification of people will begin in the west without significant outcry and pushback.
- nyolfen 9y agowhat i meant was along the lines of, "we thought eugenics was good until the nazis did it, and now we think it's bad"