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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz
(Post 10419778)
we are going to **** our species up.
We aren't even smart enough to govern ourselves. What is going to happen when we really start altering our genetic code only to find out in 3 generations those modifications aren't compatible and we are going extinct.
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We've been altering our genetic code since the caveman days, just in a slower manner. This is simply taking a shortcut. There's really no such thing as incompatibility. That's the beauty of the human body. It will simply adapt. There's no defined point where the human genetic makeup could change so much that it just wouldn't work anymore. That's just not how it works. It's actually more the opposite. The more diverse the genetic makeup, the better the odds of overall survival for the species. We don't really want our DNA to remain static. Life must change and adapt. This is simply giving it a little nudge.
The article makes it sound pretty Frankensteinish. But I'd disagree that the scientific community shuns it. I'd bet a considerable amount that this shit has been going on for decades with all kinds of species.
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