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[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago (3 children)

It’s only a matter of time, decades perhaps, until someone/group makes a virus to reduce human births using similar approaches .

Their motives might be good or bad or both, but it’s going to happen

Please do. Add it to Bud Light.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

Genophage now

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 days ago

And fascists will see an excellent opportunity for eugenics.

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"It's really important to note that the gene isn't incorporated into the DNA of the cat. It's not incorporated into the genome. So the gene isn't passed on to offspring. It basically floats in the nucleus of the muscle cell and the normal machinery of the nucleus makes the protein that we need at very high levels," Swanson said.

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What offspring? If they're made sterile

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

I only read the article, not the study. I would imagine this refers to the small percentage that would not be sterilized by this. Rarely are things 100% effective