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Germline genetic manipulation is unlikely to extend beyond the super rich in the short or medium term due to cost. Plain IVF is not accessible to most due to c
by thinkcontext 9y ago
Germline genetic manipulation is unlikely to extend beyond the super rich in the short or medium term due to cost. Plain IVF is not accessible to most due to cost and its not likely to get more so any time soon. Hence, IVF + genetic manipulation will take quite a bit longer to get to a cost where it could be widespread.
Also, its not clear to me how many therapeutic paths this opens up versus simply screening preimplantation embryos.
- 3pt14159 9y agoNot true. In Net Present Value accounting terms genetic manipulation or screening has a reasonable chance of becoming mainstream in the medium term. Governments will start to do it to ease the health burden of some of the more costly diseases, and if we can simultaneously increase the strength, drive, and intelligence of our population at the same time why not throw it in for free?
- thinkcontext 9y agoIts an interesting idea. I suppose a rich, socialistically inclined country could undertake such a project, which could set off a chain of dominoes.