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SteppenAxolotl t1_isbxhpw wrote

This could make it easier to design gene drives for humans. It would be the perfect birth control for unwanted populations after robot labor takes over the heavy lifting.

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No-Philosopher2573 t1_isexta3 wrote

Yep. Far more concerned about the future inequality to come from crispr thsn the benefits..

Big pharma- put massive effort to cure minor genetic defects from low to middle income famalies. OR

-super engineer billionares children for huge cost and take government funding to steralize unwanted populations.

I think option 2 is much more likely unfortunately.

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Ezekiel_W OP t1_isg15vl wrote

CRISPR is actually very cheap, you can order a kit online yourself if you really wanted to.

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No-Philosopher2573 t1_isg1q8r wrote

Yeah and effectively modify genes? You can order iron too its not economocal for the average person to create steel and manufacture products. CRISPR is the very intro to actually applying this at any scale

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