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Likely, only the rich will be able to run out and get gene mods for some time.
by jcoffland 9y ago
Likely, only the rich will be able to run out and get gene mods for some time.
- YouAreGreat 9y agoLikely, the rich will set up charities that sponsor gene mods for the poor. (Only a cynic would call it beta testing.)
- hutzlibu 9y agoAren't we already doing beta-testing medicaments big scale in africa?
- ben_w 9y agoGiven that genetic testing(+) has had twice the rate of performance-to-cost doublings as Moore’s Law since the Human Genome Project completed, “some time” may be 21 years from billionaires to subsistence farmers. (+) yes I know that’s not the same as editing, but it’s the closest comparison I have for guestimating future improvements.