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Eh. With gene drives we already have the technology to selectively target or not target particular ethnic groups. Bio weapons are amongst the top threats we po
by bicubic 8y ago
Eh. With gene drives we already have the technology to selectively target or not target particular ethnic groups.
Bio weapons are amongst the top threats we pose to ourselves as a species.
There’s a youtube series by a guy who made a virus to cure himself of lactose intolerance via gene therapy, that was pretty eye opening. To go from what he did to making a targeted bioweapon is not that much of a leap.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=J3FcbFqSoQY https://youtube.com/watch?v=J3FcbFqSoQY
- jf- 8y agoWhen you release something it becomes subject to natural selection. It would evolve to target everyone. It’s still dumb.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoIt's also a sort of safeguard. Pathogens that are too deadly to the organisms they infect are selected out.
- abakker 8y agoNot if they are eventually deadly, like HIV. If HIV spread in a targeted way, with the level of contagion in a common cold cold it would be bad. Of course, it’s not great if you want to prevent retaliation.