DNA surgery on embryos removes disease.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41386849Because we can, should we! A poor analogy, I know, but smacks a bit of Hitler's arian race. Nobody wants a child to be born with a disability if it can be prevented but how far do we go? The next step might be to choose your child for intelligence, hair/eye colour, gender etc etc. Needs really really careful consideration.
The anti-religious mob will champion this as a success even though "the embryos were not implanted", so it's speculative as to whether this works. Personally, if you are an atheist and believe in evolution, then don't tamper with the evolutionary process, which has taken billions of years compared to a century of modern western science!
I remember crying when I had to dissect a frog for science class, now I'm qualified to kill unborn children, of course the Mother's don't realise I've just committed the murder of their child, so they can keep up the selfish lifestyle they've been living.
The atheist bigots love citing 'evolution', a concept they're more than willing to demonstrate they've no understanding of, the irony is delicious!
Yes, because corporations would be far better managing our evolution than nature. With every cure for cystic fibrosis, you get a free gene manipulation to make you more susceptible to advertising, a taste for sugar and trans-fats, and a predisposition for voting left-wing.
Simple cheaper method don't have children 1. A child with a disability is not born 2. The gene bloodline ends and cannot be passed on. Gene repair or editing only open a new big can of worms
Wisdom and ethics, these are anathemas to the Chinese! Just look at Tibet, Xinjiang, the Yulin Dog Festival etc ad nauseum...
Strands of DNA have been viewed, separated from their host, by 100s of miles, affected by emotional stimuli, as if still part of their host.
We are connected to our DNA beyond space or time. DNA affects aspects of the physical universe.
Tinker at our peril.
Test this on the lower class of society first to make sure it's OK for thee elite.
There are countries looking for genetic fixes for 'homosexuality', of which China is one! Will it be a triumph if they discover it? It might persuade the religious lot at least....
@146. Brick Tamland
'Racist' is a made up term, concocted by Leon Trotsky! Why would I run away from a concept founded on bullying? Try again! Try harder!
This is only the start. Would it be wrong to enhance the intelligence of animals like cats and dogs to human level? and give them the ability to vocalise? Genetic engineering holds far more moral dilemmas than AI yet is being pursued outside public scrutiny, and too what extent in closed regimes?