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Now that a genetic disease has been fixed with CRSPR we have a duty to iraducate all physically harmful genetic diseases (lemmy.world)
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/health/gene-editing-personalized-rare-disorders.html

This is a game changer a baby was saved by gene editing and imo it's important to use this to now get rid of all bad diseases like sickle cell anemia, blindness, deafness, all internal diseases and stuff that just hurts people

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT APPEARANCE OR ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE MIND

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[–] Coyote_sly@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

This can't be serious. We can't even get people to take vaccines to the point that we're busy UN-eradicating diseases.