tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post2687532372094268668..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Genetic ChoicesAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-90353061168517227952009-02-18T14:28:00.000-05:002009-02-18T14:28:00.000-05:00Alphs, Betas, Gammas, Epsilons.Alphs, Betas, Gammas, Epsilons.Terrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223687969269060258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-36025566488597586252009-02-17T00:22:00.000-05:002009-02-17T00:22:00.000-05:00It may also be worth remembering that we have litt...It may also be worth remembering that we have little clue as yet how genes interact with each other, let alone the environment. Various alleles may enhance general intelligence, but do some of them also cause problems with executive function, or increase susceptibility to schizophrenia? Parents may want blue eyes for their child, but does the blue-eye recessive interact badly with other recessives (perhaps not often found with blue eyes) and you turn out wth disease risks? Etc.<BR/><BR/>And we all know that different aspects of temperament influence one another - the empathy an extroverted child displays may be quite different from the empathy shown by an introvert, for example.<BR/><BR/>The possibilities are intriguing to say the least, but our level of understanding is so elementary that almost any genetic change is a potential minefield of unexpected consequences, even if you're only looking at the consequences for the affected person himself and ignoring general social effects.jaedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328666344764784829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-81154159331011544092009-02-16T19:12:00.000-05:002009-02-16T19:12:00.000-05:00I thought GATTACA was a fascinating movie.There is...I thought GATTACA was a fascinating movie.<BR/>There is a bit of a difference between reading genomes and being able to change genomes. The first is coming decades at least before the second. It seems that gene therapy to repair simple deletions should be, uh, simple, but so far that has not proven to be the case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-26956006715916990482009-02-16T15:44:00.000-05:002009-02-16T15:44:00.000-05:00What could go wrong?How was I supposed to know?Con...What could go wrong?<BR/>How was I supposed to know?<BR/><BR/>Consider the average tomato in the grocery: perfect, red, round, shipable, tasteless. Now, apply to people. The risks are literally unimaginable.Quasimodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975543902013031816noreply@blogger.com