• FaceDeer@fedia.io
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    1 day ago

    The details are quite clear, even in this article. They’re targeting genetic diseases.

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      1 day ago

      Oh? Well, that’s good then. It’s safely in the hands of benevolent people and therefore impervious to abuse by bad actors, forever.

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      This is just whitewashing eugenics.

      If he said they were trying to create a super race, everyone we would be up in arms.

      But when they frame it as trying to cure babies, they get away with a lot more.

      There is a reason this is illegal in the US and UK.

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        12 hours ago

        It’s not illegal in US. The FDA will not approve it, the NIH will not fund it, but a private company can do it. There is no federal legislation that dictates protocols or restrictions.

        It’s absolutely illegal in other countries, including China.