The details are quite clear, even in this article. They're targeting genetic diseases.
This is just whitewashing eugenics.
If he said they were trying to create a super race, everyone we would be up in arms.
But when they frame it as trying to cure babies, they get away with a lot more.
There is a reason this is illegal in the US and UK.
It’s not illegal in US. The FDA will not approve it, the NIH will not fund it, but a private company can do it. There is no federal legislation that dictates protocols or restrictions.
It’s absolutely illegal in other countries, including China.
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Oh? Well, that’s good then. It’s safely in the hands of benevolent people and therefore impervious to abuse by bad actors, forever.