tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post6664094367355204708..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: CRISPR babiesGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-55080283905190822892018-12-01T06:10:02.905-08:002018-12-01T06:10:02.905-08:00This seems like the sort of thing that might origi...This seems like the sort of thing that might originally be very expensive, but we're talking a time span of generations here in a very fast-moving field. It wouldn't remain expensive for long in those terms, and editing out common diseases will probably become routine -- after all, it's an overall cost savings compared to dealing with the symptoms of the illness.<br /><br />As regards attributes that aren't as clear-cut whether they're favorable or not, I don't trust parents to make good decisions. Look at the risk they put their kids to by not vaccinating them, to avoid an imaginary risk of autism. And autism is really a disability mainly because the world is set up to accommodate the neurotypical, not for the benefit of those whose brains operate a little differently.<br /><br />But then, parents make a lot of decisions for their children that might be sub-optimal. I think we can only limit the extremes.Tyler Torkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460706772136362593noreply@blogger.com