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Or the really scary part...if it not noticed for generations. For example, a reduction of IQ each generation or such.
by feistypharit 8y ago
Or the really scary part...if it not noticed for generations. For example, a reduction of IQ each generation or such.
- zeta0134 8y agoYou know I originally thought this was an outlandish idea, but I have to remind myself that the processes that govern reproduction are themselves encoded within the DNA... If those processes are affected adversely, it may well take many generations to realize the effects, at which point for those individuals it is far too late to undo the damage.
- pishpash 8y agoNot just for those individuals but it would have spread throughout the gene pool and been impossible to contain.
- danieltillett 8y agoVery droll. Nice elude to dysgenics [0]. 0. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysgenics https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysgenics
- beginningguava 8y agowhy would evolution stop at the neck? If intelligence isn't heritable and has nothing to do with genetics, please teach a paramecium how to do quantum physics and I'll give you a million dollars
- sporkologist 8y ago"An Amoeba Just Found an Entirely New Way to Solve a Classic Computing Problem" https://www.sciencealert.com/an-amoeba-has-solved-an-exponentially-complex-problem-in-linear-time https://www.sciencealert.com/an-amoeba-has-solved-an-exponen... It's not quantum physics, so I'll settle for $100k
- whatshisface 8y agoThe parent said "teach," so you are out of luck. ;)
- danieltillett 8y agoWhy would you think that I thought it did?
- felipemnoa 8y agoSounds like a plot for the prequel to Idiocracy.
- adrianN 8y agoIMHO, getting good at genetic engineering mostly negates the potential dangers of newly introduced bugs that stay dormant for a long time. After all we then have the tools to fix them.
- carboy 8y agoAs long as the mistakes, or bugs, are survivable, or not transmitted like the flu is transmitted.