Testing Your Child For Future Greatness

[ckeymel]

they once thought that way about many things we do in the modern world.
eventually, and in not all that long i believe, technology shall advice much farther and allow such things as genetic manipulation to be quite simple, and even be able to create automated machines easily capible of the task.

True they did create machines for tasks such as PCR which made things much easier but you're missing the critical point about eugenics. Basically giving everyone 'perfect' genes would actually lead to stagnation of the gene pool as genetic variability is the cornerstone of success of any species. Many scientific studies have shown that species with low levels of genetic variability have much lower survival rates and are more likely to suffer from extinctions than those with higher genetic diverisity because higher genetic diversity allows for more individuals able to cope a broader range of conditions. Hence why the idea of eugenics itself is actually flawed as it WEAKENS the species as a whole.

Personally I would like to see research like this being aimed at removing deletorious genes such as ones which cause diseases such as Huntingtons, Cystic Fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy, hereditary hemmorhagic telangictasia, hereditary elliptical cytosis, thallasemia, sickle cell anemia and the Charcot-Marie Tooth disease. This would be a perfect use for it as it would allow people to live longer, healthier lives rather than being crippled by these awful diseases.

It's kind of like equilibrium.

whats that?

Equilibirum describes a state of balance between two objects. It's a natural process in all chemical reactions and many aspects of biology as well. Example;

A + B -> C

As A and B combine to make C the reaction rate slows down as there is less A and B present and more C. All chemical reactions actually happen in both directions simultaneously so as A + B -> C, C -> A + B at the same time. Eventually it reaches a point where the rate of production of C is as fast as its decomposition to A and B so the reaction proceeds in both directions at an equally fast rate. At this stage equilibrium has been reached.

Oh.. I thought you were talking about the Christian Bale movie..

 

[luckshot]

"which some experts believe"

this is the phrase you have to watch out for in things where people want you to give them money.

experts and those in this case would be SCIENTISTS should not have to believe anything, its like counting your chickens before the weasel eats all the eggs

"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"
---Albert Einstein


before any1 can truly know something, they must first theorize the answer. before someone can persue this theory, they must first believe it is possible.

thats what experiments are for, this program is not for experimentation, it's purpose is to milk money from gullible parents

if they were looking to test a hypothesis on living people, which seems like it would take the better part of a lifetime, they would send out a call to get people to participate in an experiment, possibly with some cash incentive

 

[Andy Chalk]

What I find sad isn't the fact that sucker parents are coughing up cash for this kind of crap - a fool and his money and all that - but that kids are inevitably going to suffer as a result. We all want the best for our kids but there should be more to childhood than just a relentless drive to excel.

 

[Tony Harrison]

It's depressing to think of these parents attempting to label there 1 year olds as athletes. If you've been to any youth sports competitions you won't be suprised that this exists and people willing to pay, this is just a sad reflection of the type of parent that ruins sport as a game for a lot of kids.

 

[teknoarcanist]

Now we just need to find the Call of Duty gene AND ELIMINATE IT.
I said it.
Seriously though, this reminds me of that movie Gattacca.

 

[Inverse Skies]

Oh.. I thought you were talking about the Christian Bale movie..

It's a Christian Bale movie? (Goes on google) Oh so it is. Released in 02 I see. It's even the first link ahead of all the sciency stuff! Well I've learnt something today.

EDIT: He probably was talking about the Christian Bale movie... that's what science does to you...

 

[ckeymel]

Oh.. I thought you were talking about the Christian Bale movie..

It's a Christian Bale movie? (Goes on google) Oh so it is. Released in 02 I see. It's even the first link ahead of all the sciency stuff! Well I've learnt something today.

EDIT: He probably was talking about the Christian Bale movie... that's what science does to you...

It's excellent - you should totally watch it

 

[The Shade]

Is that a picture of Khan?

 

[Inverse Skies]

It's excellent - you should totally watch it

I've never seen it, so why not? It sounded alright in the plot synopsis. Sounds like a plan to me. To the video store! (marches off with hand raised in air...)

 

[Andy Chalk]

Is that a picture of Khan?

I prefer to think of him as "Khan Classic," but yes. Who else would it be?

 

[queensbomb]

Didn't they do that in a movie? I think it was Gataca or something like that.

 

[The Shade]

Is that a picture of Khan?

I prefer to think of him as "Khan Classic," but yes. Who else would it be?

Excellent. I hope everyone else gets the connection, then.

lol..."Khan Classic"...