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It is indeed horrible, and it is fantastic that so many resources are dedicated to find a solution to this travesty! Eliminating entire species deliberately, o
by ahje 8y ago
It is indeed horrible, and it is fantastic that so many resources are dedicated to find a solution to this travesty!
Eliminating entire species deliberately, on the other hand, isn't really better. Yes, there is the us vs. them dilemma, and of course we should favour our own species if there's no other option, but this should be used as a last resort only.
I wonder if there's anyone looking into using similar methods to make humans malaria resistant instead.
- Insanity 8y agoYou'd open up another heap of ethical issues if we were to try adapting humans in such a way. Like the CRISPR babies that were born in China.
- ahje 8y agoIndeed, but which is preferable? Genetic vaccination against malaria or extinction of an entire species who are also a victim of the same parasite? Both can potentially have unintended and disastrous consequences hundreds of years into the future.