CRISPR and other tools aren’t science fiction anymore. If the wealthy get there first, what happens to everyone else?

  • JohnnyFlapHoleSeed@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    My answer is this: sooner than I’d like, it will be possible to create custom nano ‘devices’. They won’t call it what it is, but the gist will be that we can manufacture cellular level machines that target incredibly specific genes as well as strands and sequences of very specific variations and mutations of the human genome.

    yes, always expect the ‘wealthy’ to continue to use the power of their birthright to further elevate themselves above the people ‘below’ them.

    At the same time, they’ll probably end up leaving tell tale changes in their genetic code that can/will be targeted.

    The ultimate irony is that without genetic changes, there is no evolution.

    The rich and powerful will homogenize themselves into obsolescence