genome
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On CRISPR and the future of humanity.
Human embryos were edited to confer HIV resistance: a simple experiment that presages scary things.
assisted reproduction, CRISPR, DNA editing, ethics, Gattaca, genetic control of intelligence, genetic manipulation, genetically-modified organisms, genome, impact factor, in-vitro fertilization, neurodiversity, research ethics, research journal rankings, scientific publishing, tilting the scales of the genetic lottery, Xiangjin Kang
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On mental architecture and octopus literature.
I might spend too much time thinking about how brains work. Less than some people, sure — everybody working on digital replication of human thought must devote more energy than I do to the topic, and they’re doing it in a more rigorous way — but for a dude with no professional connection to cognitive…
Frank Brown Cloud 