Dogmafood writes:So you guys are saying that you dont see the elimination of gene based diseases in the next couple of decades?
We might see genetic based treatments for such diseases, but not elimination of the diseases.
Dogmafood writes:As we identify the genetic markers for intelligence will we not be irresistibly compelled to utilize this knowledge?
I hope not. Eugenics has been tried in the past, and is generally believed to be a bad idea.
Dogmafood writes:It will take some time and will be limited by economics more than ability but the super humans are coming along with the super cows, pigs, sheep and soybeans.
It is my impression that most results of breeding, whether cows, sheep or soybeans, are a lot less robust than the natural occurring varieties. That is, they are more susceptible to disease, and need more care than their wild varieties.