Baby is healed with first personalized gene-editing treatment

(www.nytimes.com)

1. Sammi ◴[15 May 25 20:56 UTC] No.43999262[source]▶

Delete your comment. You're minimising the death of children.

Yeah I'm sensitive about this. I like many other parents of children who have been lost to genetic disease have good reason to be.

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2. pizzathyme ◴[15 May 25 20:58 UTC] No.43999275[source]▶

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In real life, anyone who is a parent knows you would welcome a better chance for your child without hesitation

3. mattcantstop ◴[15 May 25 21:03 UTC] No.43999314[source]▶

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We can pause and acknowledge that life (and what that means) will change, while also acknowledging that for many it will be the easiest decision in the world for it to change.

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5. ◴[15 May 25 21:24 UTC] No.43999481[source]▶

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6. thijson ◴[16 May 25 11:00 UTC] No.44003871[source]▶

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I think it's a tool that can be used for great good. But also can be used for eugenics. That's why I pasted the link. It's a slippery slope. What a parent will do for their kids knows no bound.

7. tomhow ◴[17 May 25 14:52 UTC] No.44014750[source]▶

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We detached this comment from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43998721 and marked it off topic.

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