Although I like the idea of reputable, sane scientists having free access to the full genome I do see one potential problem.
What if some crack-pot psycho nation gets their hands on this and develops genetic warfare. The last thing we need is for someone to unleash something like that on an innocent civilian population. Imagine you're walking through central park with your girlfriend and realize that she, and you, have been genetically assaulted and you are developing gills and are becoming unable to live outside of a pool of sewage. Yes, that's a little out there but I think it would suck.
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What if some crack-pot psycho nation gets their hands on this and develops genetic warfare. The last thing we need is for someone to unleash something like that on an innocent civilian population. Imagine you're walking through central park with your girlfriend and realize that she, and you, have been genetically assaulted and you are developing gills and are becoming unable to live outside of a pool of sewage. Yes, that's a little out there but I think it would suck.
I agree. Yes, the specs are hot. I damn near creamed my jeans just looking at them. But, how fscking hard is it to post a pic?