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Topic Title: The arms race is going genetic.
Topic Summary: Super soldiers are coming.
Created On: 02/07/2021 07:53 PM
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 The arms race is going genetic.   - johnnyboy - 02/07/2021 07:53 PM  
 The arms race is going genetic.   - ww - 02/12/2021 05:52 AM  
 The arms race is going genetic.   - johnnyboy - 02/13/2021 07:51 AM  
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-55905354

>> Even though militaries around the world may have quite a lot of interest in the possibility of super soldiers... at the end of the day, what is feasible within science does impose a constraint on on any actor that is trying to try to push the frontiers."
Mr Ratcliffe was referring to testing on adults. While some characteristics could be altered in adults using gene editing, changing the DNA of embryos would offer one of the most plausible routes to a "super soldier".
Dr Helen O'Neill, a molecular geneticist from University College London, said the question was more about whether scientists would be prepared to use this technology, rather than whether it was possible.
"The technologies - of genome editing and its combination with assisted reproduction - are becoming routine practices in transgenics and agriculture, it's just the combination of the two for human use that is seen as unethical at the moment."<<

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