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Genetic treatments have the scope to not only have unintended consequences, but unintended consequences that can last over generations of people. I am in favour
by nuc1e0n 8mo ago
Genetic treatments have the scope to not only have unintended consequences, but unintended consequences that can last over generations of people. I am in favour of them for some things, but we need to tread very carefully with the technology.
- gizmo686 8mo agoGermline editing is banned everywhere (with some exceptions for laboratory testing that will not result in an actual human). Nothing about this treatment is targeting the germline. Edit: Also, high cholesterol tends to become a concern for old people, who tend not to reproduce.