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It's interesting how the timing has an effect on the ethical implications as well. If we had this technology 50 years ago it would be a clear cut case of select
by flukus 9y ago
It's interesting how the timing has an effect on the ethical implications as well. If we had this technology 50 years ago it would be a clear cut case of selecting the straight genes only. This discovery coming now means that the debate could go the other way (no interfering).
Much of the world is also less friendly to homosexuality, to put it lightly. I wonder if they will eliminate it entirely?
- itronitron 9y agoThe countries that could afford this type of intervention are typically much more friendly than the countries that could not afford this.
- mkl 9y agoFor now. Some genetics costs are decreasing faster than exponential: https://www.genome.gov/27541954/dna-sequencing-costs-data/ https://www.genome.gov/27541954/dna-sequencing-costs-data/
- zer00eyz 9y agoIn 1974 the book "The Forever War" was published that had a take on this (granted in a round about way). Roe V Wade (legalizing abortion in the USA) is 1973. I think that 50 years ago "homosexuality" would not have been "preventable" at least in the US. However those who were untreatable were not treated kindly - it is still the era of institutionalization. We probably would have had a far more horrific solution to the precived problem than the one you suggest.
- junto 9y agoSay hello to mutation. The process that says screw you to trying to try and remove such genes.