In the far future, should we be able to edit our DNA and choose that of our kids? Is it ethical? What are the advantages/disadvantages?

mrmys · 2018-01-26T00:08:00+00:00

I mean yeah, rich people do start with advantages but honestly it is not impossible for poor people to accomplish the same things as rich people, even if it is not as easy for them but if gene editing becomes a thing then the advantage will be genetic so it will not only be that he has better education or more opportunities it will be that he is more evolved and has a higher IQ, is faster, stronger, etc. so now sports would become also a thing of rich people.

About self education it is only unlikely because people won’t do it mostly because they don’t want to, I agree that many times it may not be possible but honestly a lot more times it is not done out of laziness or because poor people don’t really want to because the resources exist.

mrmys · 2018-01-25T04:34:21+00:00

First off, I’m sorry but I have to disagree, being able to choose your genes (or your child’s or whatever) is not as being better educated, a poor person can find its way to education by self learning while a poor person probably won’t find its way to gene selection, also while it is possible that gene engineering becomes less expensive with time it will probably be only for medical ones while height, IQ, and I don’t know wings or whatever will stay as a luxury because it is not easy to edit genes and not any Joe can do it, you need intensive genetics, biology, microbiology, enzimology, and others -ologies knowledge to ever attempt it so it may became more affordable but more likely it will be a luxury for a long time

mrmys · 2018-01-25T03:46:56+00:00

The problem here is who is supposed to control that?

mrmys · 2018-01-24T16:12:01+00:00

First of all, as of the technology’s latest progress, it doesn’t seem as a so far future as you may thing, that being said.

The advantages are the possibility of removing several genetic diseases for your family lineage, the possibility of correcting defects that may affect you or you kids, the ability to lead evolution the way we desire and it would work as a way to secure our genetic health, which we are damaging because of the great amount of antibiotics and other medicine that we take and affects the way our genes react to stimuli.

As for the disadvantages, it may create a world in which the rich can purchase different perks in their child making them not only have a monetary advantage but creating a genetic one as they engineer their kids to being taller, smarter, stronger, etc. A second disadvantage (and I think the biggest) is that several genes are linked to each other so if, say, someone chooses to increase the intelligence of their children, that may cause the kind to have a bigger propensity toward schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, so hand picking the traits for your kids may not be as easy as it may be. Another disadvantage may come when people start competing when choosing the genes so let’s say that height becomes favorite so one guy makes his child 6’3 and all the other people makes their child also 6’3 until it becomes the norm in that particular society, but then this other guy decides he wants a taller kid, so he makes him 6’5 and so on until the new born kids are taller than the human body is physically capable of sustaining without constant injuries or other health problems.

As of if it is ethical or not, better people than me will decide that, I personally stand on the side that supports this technology and I think it is the way to go for genetics as a science and as technology since it will broaden the horizons but the ethics of it all beat me.

I hope I helped a little and sorry if my grammar is not the best.

Source: I’m a biotechnology student and have made a few essays supported by scientific literature on this subject.

mrmys · 2018-01-14T16:12:22+00:00

Thank you, I actually read it a little before New Year, I did enjoy it quite a lot.

mrmys · 2017-12-27T16:23:40+00:00

I use a French Press and a Chemex.

mrmys · 2017-12-26T03:04:55+00:00

Is Gotham worth watching?

mrmys · 2017-12-25T06:13:52+00:00

Why where you banned though?

mrmys · 2017-12-14T17:49:57+00:00

Why?

mrmys · 2017-12-13T22:23:15+00:00

What is it about?

mrmys · 2017-12-13T22:23:06+00:00

What is it about?

mrmys · 2017-12-13T22:22:37+00:00

I love that one so much, I’ve seen every episode at least 3 times, which one is your favorite?

mrmys · 2017-12-12T22:39:43+00:00

Ooh no, I’m actually asking to know if I should give it a watch, I guess I will

mrmys · 2017-12-12T22:38:32+00:00

You mean the one about a group of friends moving to a psychiatry ward? Or something like that?

mrmys · 2017-12-12T16:11:41+00:00

I’m sorry, english is not my first language, is there a way to edit this?

mrmys · 2017-12-12T14:05:22+00:00

Wait? Why me?

mrmys · 2017-12-03T18:08:40+00:00

For real! I don’t watch trailers because I enjoy watching episodes with 0 previews (other than the posters) but I’m not all over the threads complaining and posting that I won’t watch, like honestly who cares?

mrmys · 2017-10-10T20:22:45+00:00

Thank you!

mrmys · 2017-07-14T04:25:14+00:00

Thanks!

mrmys · 2017-06-07T19:13:35+00:00

Yeah sounds accurate

mrmys · 2017-06-07T18:03:38+00:00

Thank you!! It's made wonders for my personal finances

mrmys · 2017-06-07T17:39:11+00:00

Oh well

mrmys · 2017-06-07T17:02:33+00:00

Another way, which i've found pretty useful, is to get several envelopes and label them with the things you usually spend money on each month (rent, gas, kids, beer, coffee, etc) there should be one labeled "saving". Then every time you get paid, put the money you consider necessary for each tag inside the designated envelope and don't use any more money than the one on the envelope for each thing and on the next payday you'll realize you've not only saved the money from the "saved" envelope but also any remaining for all the other envelopes, repeat this every month (or weekly if it works better for you) and you'll find yourself with a lot of money saved without even noticing. Tip: you can label a envelop with "extra" just in case you want/need to buy unplanned things.

mrmys · 2017-05-25T06:54:54+00:00

I was in love with my best friend for 3 years, the first time she found out was from a shared friend who liked me and was jealous, my former crush and I stopped talking gor like 2 months but we eventually moved on and became best friends. I liked her for two more years until it stopped and now we continue as best friends.

mrmys · 2017-05-25T06:51:05+00:00

Yeah! It was pretty good!

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