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Awesome! Now, could we please find a way to give this gene to people? I feel like we could really use it.
by jrs95 8y ago
Awesome! Now, could we please find a way to give this gene to people? I feel like we could really use it.
- wollstonecraft 8y agoSimply delete 27 genes from part of chromosome 7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_syndrome
- snackbugs 8y agoDogs were bred with this friendliness to be willing laborers with their own safety being a secondary concern to doing a job given to them. Think of how quickly and eagerly this would be used by those who want exploitable labor from humans.
- tcbawo 8y agoIn a few generations' time, we might have capable enough robots.
- Andre_Wanglin 8y agoAnd self-replicating robots at that! They will just require food, water, and shelter as inputs.
- tejtm 8y ago“The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.” Wernher von Braun
- jrs95 8y agoThe initial thing though, before what you’re describing, is just getting dogs that are friendly enough not to try and eat you.