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"This isn't a problem because of science fiction" isn't a terribly realistic answer to the concerns being raised.

• echelon 3y ago
  > "This isn't a problem because of science fiction" isn't a terribly realistic answer to the concerns being raised. This isn't a step function difficult thing to do [1-3]. Nobody is doing it because it's "icky". [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5116034/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5116034/ [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6511668/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6511668/ [3] https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15112 https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15112
  • SketchySeaBeast 3y ago
    But it is. Giant body farms of clones raised without the benefit of a womb that we then decapitate and reattach our heads to is a non-trivial enterprise.
    • echelon 3y ago
      Here we go: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37308675 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37308675