Genetic engineering

Scuttlebutt
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Can watch standers in the future be genetically engineered to bypass sleep?
Advancements in this field are moving fast but ethical considerations loom large.

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/05/690828991/gene-editing-scientists-actions-are-a-product-of-modern-china

Dr He and his family are in a university apartment at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, surrounded by guards while his work is investigated. It’s not known if they are armed. The Chinese government states he is not under arrest. Translation: If he tries to escape we will shoot him down like a rabid dog
Meanwhile in the US, CRISPR kits are available online that make it possible to experiment on small animals in your home kitchen.

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This explains a lot.

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Netflix is currently airing a show called Unnatural Selection. There’s a segment where a guy is keeping several large dogs in cages and using them for his kitchen based genetic experiments. I found it highly disturbing.