Comments by "Barry On" (@barryon8706) on "Genetic Screening of Embryos: Risks and Benefits" video.

Do we need to send unusually photogenic scientists on a mission to fix it?
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@1998wiwi Is it better to have the parents decide that those should be random? That's also done without their consent. As is making them eat brussel sprouts.
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@Globovoyeur Oh well. with Bruce Willis retired, it was only a matter of time until an asteroid got us anyway.
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Reject. Malaria is more easily prevented and treated than sickle cell.
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IIRC, smarter people tend to be more wealthy (though that's not unidirectional), and more wealthy people could better pay for healthier and smarter embryos to be selected. I like the idea of leaving this up to parents as long as the children are much more likely to benefit than be harmed (like vaccination, after all) with little government interference, but I admit that the long-term effects might be... complicated.
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@simongross3122 As a child I was forced to eat them without my consent. But I took that trauma and forced myself to the peak of physical fitness, keeping a careful watch to ensure that brussel sprouts never conquer the earth.
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