Vent: Had to argue for gene editing at a friend's barbecue

Everyone acts like tweaking genes is playing god and will doom us all. I brought up how it could end diseases like my family's history of cancer, and the whole group got real quiet. Felt pretty awkward pushing back on the fear vibe.

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cameron_harris207mo ago

Why do some people see a genealogy test as a fun surprise but view gene editing as a scary line to cross? It's all just information about our own code, like what @zarabailey hinted at with those test results. The real question is whether we use that knowledge to fix problems or just to learn about them.

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zarabailey7mo ago

Remember when my friend's dad got that genetic test result?

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jesseo537mo ago

My cousin found out he was 15% Scandinavian, totally wild for our family. Those tests can really flip your whole story upside down.

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