Foodiepill
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Title. As of right now gene editing is tightly controlled and in its infant stages, but we know that it works and is capable removing down syndrome as well as other genetic defects.
www.chop.edu
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
When it eventually does become refined and available to the public, it will inevitably change our perspective on reproduction. If we assume the wealthiest in society will have first access, this will mean that their children will be demonstrably superior to the children of the average person. Right now there is already a gap due to wealthy individuals being able to provide a good environment for their kids. So, they will have both nature and nurture on their side. Imagine being lorded over by a bunch of True Adam billionaires 
. That's just the worst case scenario though, or best case depending on perspective. It MIGHT be over for poorcels.
World's First Patient Treated with Personalized CRISPR Gene Editing Therapy at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Landmark study from CHOP and Penn Medicine showcases the power of customized gene editing therapy to treat patient with rare metabolic disease. In a historic medical breakthrough, a child diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder has been successfully treated with a customized CRISPR gene editing...
The first genetically gene‐edited babies: It's “irresponsible and too early” - PMC
A scientist, Jiankui He of Southern University of Science and Technology of China, recently claimed at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong on 29 November that he has created the world's first genetically altered ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
. That's just the worst case scenario though, or best case depending on perspective. It MIGHT be over for poorcels.
