Neeklo

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   Disgraced CRISPR-baby scientist’s ‘publicity stunt’ frustrates researchers(nature.com)

   2 points by Neeklo 4y ago|0 comments
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   by Neeklo 4y ago

   ahha terribly terribly sorry!
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   by Neeklo 4y ago

   Without arguing on the specifics of this case, I do not think that the answer is "ban all of research that can be read as racist". This -seems to me- would be acting on symptoms and not causes of a deeper issue, and could actually
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   by Neeklo 4y ago

   In a later paper (2021) they tried the same experiment in mice: the paper claim that together with neocortex expansion, the behaviour of mice was altered( higher memory flexibility and reduced anxiety levels). This is still not what you&#x2
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   Human-specific gene increases primate neocortex in the fetal marmoset(science.org)

   63 points by Neeklo 4y ago|62 comments