This video touches on important ethical concepts, but also seems to miss many important points. This is a similar argument to saying we should cease all pesticide development because it can harm humans if ingested. Pesticides are indeed a poison, but they can be used to prevent death of crops and feed entire nations. Yes, they could be used as poisons, but does that justify not using them at all? This concept is true of most anything in life. Most things are a tool and can be used for good or bad; the choice is ours. Yes, gene therapy could be used to modify children and create “superhumans” but it could also be used to prevent crippling diseases. Does that really justify stopping its development? What also bother me is we talk as if this superhuman concept is a simple thing to achieve. Indeed, it is not. Most of the characteristics we have from genetics are a complicated puzzle of multiple genes, environment, and psychological nurturing. It most likely will never be possible to fine tune an embryo to any extent that would make it remotely like a superhuman. Perhaps, we could pick some physical features, but not a superhuman. What we can do is prevent terrible diseases and provide children with a cure to what would otherwise be a short and painful life.

I don't believe its unsafe and i noticed that she asked us to imagine a world where parents desire dictated outcomes of babies features but that is only one side of the whole

2:38 that point doesn't seem to hold a lot of water. "would be parents would feel pressured to conform their genes" maybe insecure ones but if your black, or asian, or latin, or white, your genetics just need a little touch ups at a minimum. not become another race type touch up but if your family has genetic diseases then maybe that

is there a way to gene edit vocal fry out of fucking existence?

The movie Gattaca is a perfect example of a split society of genetic perfection vs natural.

@zanetrain1651

6 ай бұрын

great movie

Reminds me of an anime I watched called Gundam Seed.

despite the barriers, someone will do it,

Its so very easy to preach about the sanctity of the natural human body and the dangers of arrogance when you don't have a degenerative neuron disease or chronic pain. You can stand there without a wheelchair and talk because you can still control your voice and live without agony.

Watch the Movie Gattica and you will know the outcome of all of this hahah

@ManishKumar-xx7ny

11 ай бұрын

I liked the future shown in Gatteca

I don't see much of an issue having peoples genetics resemble their economic success. We don't seem to mind it being the other way around... ? Like people who's economic success reflects their genetic wealth, like NBA players

This is so messed up! Oh consider it as your giving the jabs!

I am only with ma'am. Not other speakers. Hopefully It will not be used.

@Content4free78

3 жыл бұрын

it will be used, it's inevitable

@l_mcbride_0641

3 жыл бұрын

@@Content4free78 No, its not if a more safe technique such as the embryo screening is used there is no reason why it is.

@Content4free78

3 жыл бұрын

@@l_mcbride_0641 yes it is

@l_mcbride_0641

3 жыл бұрын

@@Content4free78 Explain why it is.

@blooddrivesme

2 жыл бұрын

I would only choose germline edits for the sole purpose of being a giant middle finger to pharma labs the have gene therapy treatments that cost $1.25 million. Not covered by majority of insurance. For spinal atrophy. Ultra rare,sad terminal illness. Why not take the gene, throw it inside some crisper cas-9.then drop it into the germ. Be a self propagating gene therapy that corrects all copys of the damaged version throughout the entire population. And any life extending/improving code edits can go through reviews then added to the germline. You could probably create a biological algorithm useing crisper to create protein factories that chemically respond to [ if-and-or] logic gates. That are use to determine the next gene or protein it needs and builds a crisper cell factory. Like training a AI model.

i strongly support Human Genetic Enhancement-