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August 27, 2009 by Andrea Mrozek 1 Comment

Sure thing. I’m sure this is how the new gene-replacement technology will be used:

The only way to treat these defects is to replace the genes,” he said. “This is gene transfer involving the germline, which is a concern, but we are pursuing it not for general use but for patients with mutations they will pass to the next generation. We believe this technology will prevent that.”

Just like abortion is only used in the most rare and extreme circumstances, and invitro fertilization is only used for patients who had to undergo chemotherapy… (Filing this one under “Eugenics” for your further reference…)

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  1. Suricou Raven says

    August 28, 2009 at 10:15 am

    Nifty. A lot better than producing offspring doomed to severe medical problems. But really, is it that important for someone to pass on their genes that they need go to all this trouble? There are plenty of perfectly good children needing adoption.

    You have nothing to worry about in abuse of this particular technology, Andrea. It only has two one possible medical application: Preventing the passing on of mitrocondrial conditions. Other than that, all it’s good for is making hybred eggs for research. It offers no way to select according to nuclear DNA characteristics, so it’s of no use whatsoever for eugenics purposes. Not in the slightest.

    There are different, unrelated techniques for that.

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