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There are potential serious downsides if these inserted genes end up on a different chromosome than normal and become carried by gametes to offspring who may su

There are potential serious downsides if these inserted genes end up on a different chromosome than normal and become carried by gametes to offspring who may suffer from overexpression.

dyauspitr 2y ago
I presume at the point we can generate CAD like designer gene modifications, overexpression would just be another problem that can be fixed by more modification.
- Auracle 2y ago
  Eh, maybe you’ll run into the problem the Asgard had in Stargate. Too much editing over time = couldn’t procreate anymore. Little bugs add up.
  - ben_w 2y ago
    That was a plot device that didn't make sense to me: they could upload and download a functional copy of their brains (and also human brains), but they didn't keep a backup copy of their old DNA?
    - Auracle 2y ago
      I agree, plus they at one point had a whole damn older preserved Asgard. That and how rushed they made their end of that particular story in the last episode made me hate it.
samstave 2y ago
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