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will gene edited babies be the norm in the future?
668 sats \ 23 comments \ @stack_harder 18 May AskSN
saw this pop up today and was thinking about gene editing
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/15/us-doctors-rewrite-dna-of-infant-with-severe-genetic-disorder-in-medical-first
(Doctors in the US have become the first to treat a baby with a customised gene-editing therapy after diagnosing the child with a severe genetic disorder that kills about half of those affected in early infancy. last time I heard much in media it was when the Chinese scientist did a bit of sneaky gene editing.)
do you think gene editing will be the norm in the future, maybe standard for disease, and a premium for designer babies?
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355 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 18 May
Yes. It will start for correcting disease but eventually will become designer babies.
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45 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 18 May
I think known cosmetic alterations, like eye or hair color, will probably roll out very early as well.
In principle, it's not so different from selecting embryos with known traits, which is already done.
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 18 May
I already am a designer baby.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 19 May
all roads lead to designer babies which rich people being able to afford the hottest most jacked babies
good plot for a black mirror episode on super inequality
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @jakoyoh629 18 May
lol
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105 sats \ 4 replies \ @Aardvark 18 May
Gattaca gonna be a real thing.
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117 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 18 May
Great movie
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149 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 18 May
I never saved anything for the swim back.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @stack_harder OP 19 May
Gattaca i googled the plot of this and i have no idea how i have never seen this movie
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 19 May
It's amazing. Go see it.
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65 sats \ 1 reply \ @coinhome 18 May
I definitely think gene editing will become more accessible over time. It's an ethical dilemma we'll have to confront.
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62 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 18 May
i think for illness and stuff it;s not an ethical question, but for cosmetic enhancements things get weird
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37 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 18 May
I think it will be common place. Hopefully it will be ethical
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32 sats \ 0 replies \ @Riberet 18 May
I believe this will be a reality soon: babies made to order and genetically modified.
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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @itsrealfake 18 May
when you notice wide hips and symmetrical features, you're selecting for genes
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5 sats \ 1 reply \ @cristaiji 18 May
I dunno I’ve read there are massive risks around crispr tech. They might cause more disease than they cure.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Riberet 18 May
Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 18 May
No.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @BallLightning 18 May
Why do most people cringe at the idea of using gene editing for cosmetics?
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @stack_harder OP 19 May
probably becuase it's unfair that people with money can engineer super babies. of course, hot rich people fucking each other kind of is gene selecting in a way, but less ethically questionable.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @BallLightning 19 May
It is. But i don't think it's more unfair than nature itself giving different people better or worse esthetics. In fact i feel like it levels the field if only a little bit.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @stack_harder OP 19 May
Luckily, women will have sex with horrific men, as long as they have enough money, so in a way, this is nature's equaliser
plus, women use every trick in the book to enhance their looks, from cosmetics to more, but if a guy gets silicone biceps, he's 100% going to get shit on
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BallLightning 19 May
Well, i was referring generally for all people, not specifically rich or poor, or specifically men or women.
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