• Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    I believe in the right hands that some types of eugenics can do a world of good. I know hitler and japanese did it and it got an ugly label. But what about if we could tell a parent this child will have no diseases his entire life at the stage of birth? Kind of like Gataca

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      2 months ago

      All other concerns aside, I think if we start controlling genes we’ll end up writing our genes into a corner.

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        2 months ago

        I just think of south Korean beauty standards and how I have a hard time differentiating all the kpop artists due to the homogeneous beauty standard being universally applied.