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Thoughts on CRISPR and genetic engineering
Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
Am I the only one slightly terrified by this? Seems like the lead up to most sci-fi dystopia movies. Imagine a world in which the rich and powerful never die, and are genetically superior to us in every way. What could go wrong?
IMO the most terrifying aspect of this tech is the thought of totalitarian regimes using it to create a permanent slave class. What if they used it to maintain control by engineering people who would die without a weekly injection of some chemical from the government? I think I remember some bad sci-fi movie where people had to pay the government for more 'time' or they would die.
Other issues include the creation of extremely deadly bio weapons and invasive species.
Genetic Engineering is a lot like Nuclear Power. Along with the great potential for good, you have an equal potential for evil. The world needs to tread carefully into this realm and they need to set extremely strict penalties for those who misuse this tech.
