The ariticle is misleading, all the techniques are about modifications to an individual, not heritable changes. (Most such techniques are specifically designed to avoid changing the descendants of the recipient, as it is commonly assumed that "We shouldn't play God", or words to that effect.) Thus, it is not a case of 'Evolution', but more of Aftermarket Add-ons. "Tired of getting Tired? Upgrade now to MS Myoglobin - prefered by nine out of ten overachievers! Available in Horse, Whale, or Gorilla!"
It is exactly like steroid or drug use - if the treatment gives same benefit with less work, some people will get it. If a benefit cannot be gotten without the drug at all, there will be an even larger market. I'm sure Uncle Sam is just salivating over the possibility of making REAL super-soldiers, particularly if the effect required periodic treatment. If you don't re-enlist, you have to go back to being 'Normal'...and if the treatment cripples you in 20 years, well, sucks to be you.
This technology has one obvious benefit - those who are incapable of (or unwilling to bother) driving safely can be removed from the roads after just one accident, so the overall safety will go up. Certainly bad drivers don't want to be recorded - tough. Drug dealers don't like neighborhood watch programs, and most people don't have a problem with those. My life has been endangered many times by criminally negligent drivers, why shouldn't they have to pay for risking my life?
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The ariticle is misleading, all the techniques are about modifications to an individual, not heritable changes. (Most such techniques are specifically designed to avoid changing the descendants of the recipient, as it is commonly assumed that "We shouldn't play God", or words to that effect.) Thus, it is not a case of 'Evolution', but more of Aftermarket Add-ons. "Tired of getting Tired? Upgrade now to MS Myoglobin - prefered by nine out of ten overachievers! Available in Horse, Whale, or Gorilla!"
It is exactly like steroid or drug use - if the treatment gives same benefit with less work, some people will get it. If a benefit cannot be gotten without the drug at all, there will be an even larger market. I'm sure Uncle Sam is just salivating over the possibility of making REAL super-soldiers, particularly if the effect required periodic treatment. If you don't re-enlist, you have to go back to being 'Normal'...and if the treatment cripples you in 20 years, well, sucks to be you.
This technology has one obvious benefit - those who are incapable of (or unwilling to bother) driving safely can be removed from the roads after just one accident, so the overall safety will go up. Certainly bad drivers don't want to be recorded - tough. Drug dealers don't like neighborhood watch programs, and most people don't have a problem with those. My life has been endangered many times by criminally negligent drivers, why shouldn't they have to pay for risking my life?