tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post5191999493114796590..comments2023-04-09T03:34:12.677-04:00Comments on William's Ramblings: Genetics: Brave New PeopleWilliam Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779582298787431216noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-3787589907970969522008-04-30T11:56:00.000-04:002008-04-30T11:56:00.000-04:00I've been working on a nonfiction book dealing wit...I've been working on a nonfiction book dealing with Darwin's legacy and talk quite a bit about this in that work. It's actually pretty amazing what humans managed to accomplish with selective breeding before they knew about genetics.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-20630927480680303102008-04-30T10:50:00.000-04:002008-04-30T10:50:00.000-04:00Fascinating stuff. Unfortunately, I don't know muc...Fascinating stuff. Unfortunately, I don't know much about it, but I always wondered if the benefits of stem cell research might not outweigh the ethical concerns.<BR/><BR/>A bit cliche, but this reminds me of the Sting lyric: "Never saw no miracle of science/That didn't go from a blessing to a curse."<BR/><BR/>-JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-10626500750110002482008-04-30T10:30:00.000-04:002008-04-30T10:30:00.000-04:00John - I think you're very correct. But I wonder w...John - I think you're very correct. But I wonder what will lead future research: ethics or profit.William Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779582298787431216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-70006993959212378512008-04-30T06:45:00.000-04:002008-04-30T06:45:00.000-04:00Hmmm. Your local medical school has a "Committee ...Hmmm. Your local medical school has a "Committee on Human Research." Ethics can be an incredibly touchy subject, and because of the Nazi doctors and the human rights abuses of the past (Tuskegee, for an infamous example, and more recently, the lead-rebate study that shut down Johns Hopkins for a day), medical research should tread very carefully.John Goodrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193512490180575763noreply@blogger.com