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RE: Tech Report - Do You Think Gene Editing Can be Considered Ethical or Moral?
Well, that's a remarkable absence of response. I feel a bit overwhelmed trying to answer all of it, so I'll just toss in an opinion or two from what stuck in my memory. The idea of gene-edited critters that escape to the wild and interbreed with their natural "cousins" -- with completely undetermined consequences -- scares me. I'm all for furthering scientific knowledge generally, but this is playing with genetic fire. As for people making genetic choices for their children, parents make far-reaching choices for their children all the time anyway.
It scares me too. It will happen and may have already happened repeatedly. A gattaca like world with genetically modified elite humans may be in the cards as well.. Meanwhile people are still busy sitting on sofas scarfing down fast food asking each other what they want to watch on tv tonight... I've got my eyes on topics like these on the edge of my seat watching how they develop!