Quote from: CoinCube on December 03, 2019, 03:50:21 PM

Quote from: af_newbie on December 03, 2019, 01:58:58 PM

I guess you never heard of stem cell research being vehemently opposed by the US religious leaders.

https://www.pewforum.org/2008/07/17/stem-cell-research-at-the-crossroads-of-religion-and-politics/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5398703/

There are very good reasons to oppose stem cell research in its current form.

https://stemcells.nih.gov/info/Regenerative_Medicine/2006Chapter1.htm
"Currently, there are nearly 400,000 IVF-produced embryos in frozen storage in the United States alone,4 most of which will be used to treat infertility, but some of which (~2.8%) are destined to be discarded. IVF-produced embryos that would otherwise have been discarded were the sources of the human ES cell lines derived prior to President Bush's policy decision of August 2001. These human ES cell lines are now currently eligible for federal funding."

There is something particularly monstrous about creating human life. Deciding its no longer wanted or needed for some convenience or economic reason and then instead of nurturing that life into birth and adulthood choosing to kill and experiment on it for knowledge and profit.

We don't need to become monsters to discover scientific answers. The same discoveries can be made in other ways. Sure it would probably take longer to figure it out indirectly but we are clever and could eventually accomplish it if that was our goal.

Were we were wise we would listen to religious on this issue and be very cautious seeking global common ground before inching forward slowly. Instead we race ahead with typical human stupidity.

One Year Later, Mystery Surrounds Chinas Gene-Edited Babies
https://time.com/5741069/he-jiankui-china-scientist-gene-edited-babies/

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Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world by claiming he had helped make the first gene-edited babies. One year later, mystery surrounds his fate as well as theirs. He has not been seen publicly since January, his work has not been published and nothing is known about the health of the babies.
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Since then, many people have called for regulations or a moratorium on similar work
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Nothing has changed, said Dr. Kiran Musunuru, a University of Pennsylvania geneticist who just published a book about gene editing and the CRISPR babies case. I think were farther from governing this now than a year ago, said Hurlbut
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Chinese officials have seized the remaining edited embryos and Hes lab records. He caused unintended consequences in these twins, Musunuru said of the gene editing. We dont know if its harming the kids.

I don't think finding a cure for deafness or blindness is monstrous.