_throwaway1843

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   by _throwaway1843 10y ago

   I think there should be a ban on "owning" custom sequences of DNA, as it will eventually lead to an accumulation of most of our "biological capital" in the hands of very few companies, which could then effectively contro
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   by _throwaway1843 10y ago

   Yes very good point, I didn't want to mention Monsanto but I also think they're probably the company that is most likely to use such a technology on animals in the future, if they might get the chance to do so.
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   by _throwaway1843 10y ago

   Star Trek depicted one of the scarier applications of such a technology: There, The Jem'Hadaar are a genetically engineered race of warriors controlled by the Dominion, who exert power over them by being the sole provider of a substanc