Sounds like a great stopping point for Jesus to return and say “OK, everybody outta the pool, you’ve finally gone too far”.
“I’VE SEEN THIS MOVIE........IT DOES NOT END WELL........”.
You’re absolutely right.
This is a big part of the Transhumanism agenda. Pure evil.
A scientist is a person who researches to advance knowledge in an area of the natural sciences. - there's nothing natural about this and they're not "advancing" knowledge, they're reaching into a realm with more questions than answers.
They'd be much better off finding the nearest tall building or bridge and testing gravity off of it, instead of going down this road.
God will not be pleased…..it won’t end well for them.
So, is Gattaca, Blade Runner or Terminator coming first?
Synthetic DNA will still not be alive. It will have to be inserted into a living cell. Life comes from life.
This is gene editing/splicing on steroids. I don’t know what the state of play is currently with regard to human zygotes, but the obvious first tier issue would be a parent (of either sex) who carries the gene for some serious genetic condition. What are the ethics of screening egg or sperm cells prior to fertilization to select one that doesn’t carry the problem gene(s)? Or editing a defective gene and using the “corrected” sperm or egg for fertilization? Are we really morally obligated to NOT correct for conditions like cystic fibrosis or Fanconi’s Anemia if we can edit them out PRIOR to fertilization?
We already have wide acceptance of genetic screening of embryos for multiple conditions, with abortion being the dominant choice in response to a variety of conditions (e.g. Downs Syndrome).
This is not the same thing as creating a highly artificial designer baby selected with multiple desirable traits engineered in. Nor is it the same thing as splicing in genetic coding from other people. It would be a matter of editing out a specific piece of defective coding using a person’s own genetic material. Nor is it the same thing as human cloning, although I would not be surprised if that isn’t being done in secret.
Of course, the next step would be ....
My prediction is that this kind of genetic editing will be embraced by the very same luddites who reject GMO corn, because a precisely controlled edit to make a corn plant toxic to common pests is somehow an offense against Gaia. But these very same people will clamor for the genetic editing of their own children in the hunt to produce perfect babies.
Well, to be fair, there’s a lot to be said in favor of extra nostrils and a third eye in the middle of your forehead.
Great, now they will be able optimize people for DEI and Affirmative Action, and think about the government grant possibilities for various combined ethnic groups that can be harvested.
Fake (man manufactured) anything is bad for us and the world.
Mankind’s tech abilities have far outstripped its ability to use it wisely.
There are some areas they should not be going and manipulating DNA is one of them.
We simply don’t know enough about what any one gene can do to be able to safely mess with it.
Agree!
Do you want the wrath of Khan because this is how you get the wrath of Khan.
On a serious note, using tech like this humans could edit out most forms of congenital anomalies, and cancers too. Edit in higher IQ for sure as that trait in innate. Want type O blood for all so it’s all universally accepted yup that too, which means every organ would swap as well if you code in the right RH factors. Want blue eyes or green yup easy peasy once you start CRISPR tech to the 23 and me groups. Want humans to be able to digest cellulose that can be coded in as well we still have a vestigial hindgut the appendix use DNA edits to turn it back on it would allow human’s to eat 3/4 of all plant materials on earth for food drastically improving food security and allowing tens of billions of humans to flourish. The possibilities are endless once you have full control of those genes.
Oh GOd isn’t going to be a movie for some.
“British scientists are taking the “first steps” to make synthetic human DNA”
British scientists are taking the “first steps” to make synthetic human DNA that has all the ingredients necessary to make a human except a soul
There, fixed it