Ah, it did feel like eugenics was due for a comeback. Now just keeping my fingers crossed that someone in Silicon Valley starts working on cracking that phrenology puzzle again.
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Tech bros want to make gene-edited babies, but scientists are sounding the alarm
(www.standard.co.uk)
- Very few could afford this.
- CRISPR editing is not infallible, off targets are a thing.
- Farming has proven unintended consequences of gene editing
- In most countries, this is illegal.
Claudia Cockerell asks:
Who is she, why is her opinion important and what does she imply? The article doesn't answer any of these questions.
She's the author of the article and editor of the Londoner's Diary.
So... Nobody who might have an educated opinion on the matter? Plus, she hasn't even tried to express her point.
Typical yellow pages journalism.
It's an editorial; an opinion piece. It really shouldn't be in this community at all as it isn't news.