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nuc1e0n | 1 month ago

Genetic treatments have the scope to not only have unintended consequences, but unintended consequences that can last over generations of people. I am in favour of them for some things, but we need to tread very carefully with the technology.

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gizmo686|1 month ago

Germline editing is banned everywhere (with some exceptions for laboratory testing that will not result in an actual human).

Nothing about this treatment is targeting the germline.

Edit: Also, high cholesterol tends to become a concern for old people, who tend not to reproduce.