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by rrggrr 2709 days ago
Transmissible CRISPR gene edits are not impossible (Paywall link below). Vectors for these edits probably aren't limited to injection. Which makes me wonder if the obsession over 3D printed firearms ought to share a bit of worryshare with do-it-youself genome editing.

https://www.genomeweb.com/gene-silencinggene-editing/paper-o...

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The problem is that neither of these things can truly be prevented without introducing totalitarian state measures.