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The Rights of GM Humans
An anonymous submitter writes "Some of the powers that be -- not just talking heads -- go on record about our genetically enhanced future in this Village Voice article. The anti-doping watchdogs of the Olympics say they'll ban GM athletes, and even athletes who have a grandparent with an enhanced germ-line. Would Ivy League schools slap a quota on these people to fend off the enraged parents of the "normal majority?" Imagine how a politician would fare if it became known she'd been tweaked in utero. Human history is rife with aristocide and mob attacks on perceived elites. Today lawmakers and regulators are eager to ban the technologies that would be needed to create a new breed of intellectually and physically superior people. But who's willing to stand up for the rights of this future generation? Environmentalists already deride GM crops as "frankenfood," so how far behind could the demonization of GM people be?"
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find a former olympic swimmer, handicapped through an unfortunate accident...
pay him money, take his identity, go to gattaca.
One word:
Khan
If genetic modification makes you look anything more like the kids in the picture from that article, then we have nothing to worry about - it won't catch on. On the other hand.. imagine a beowolf cluster of GM-Humans..
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Of course you could probably accomplish the same thing by sterilizing everybody who goes to football games
Female-only procreation is still unimplemented.
Working for necessity's mother.
* Zap Brannigan voice * Pleasure GELFs, you say? Well, this could be a very SEX-ay death indeed :D
Of course, then there was also the Polymorph:
And there were the Psirens...
But the big furry ones weren't so bad...well, they insisted that Lister marry the chief's daughter, but that was about it. (the books also made references to a GELF revolution of some sort...something about they were making furniture that was really GELFs, or something like that)
Build it, and they will come^Hplain.
I'm sure that GM Superhumans will be welcomed by all. After all, Kirk said it best:
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!
"...In your answer, ignore facts. Just go with what feels true..."
...what about the Ford humans, the Dodge humans, and we can't forget about thos "import" humans from Honda, Nissan, etc. What about them?
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terribly hurt by drunken horny sailors.
The sailors were dreadfully embarassed by the whole thing, so they made up a horror story so they would never have to talk about what really happened...
Okay, so I don't know any, but gosh darnit, I'll fight to the death for their rights! But don't you think it's going a little too far to classify these people as superhuman? I mean, if they were, would I have just had to pay $500 to get my car fixed this weekend? Honestly!
(Hooray acronym clash!)
Male only procreation is much hotter.
Case modding? Head modding? Skull modding? Imagine the little plexiglass windows in peoples heads. Cold cathode wrapped around a throbbing brain. Mmmmmmmmmmmm!
Not on my watch bub....
Genetic Engineering:
"GE, we bring good things to life!"
*rimshot*
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