From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Fri Nov 29 2002 - 00:36:18 MST
If you are talking about generational effects, I think your timeline is long
enough that they will be a transient phenomenon at best. How long after
getting germline engineering of this magnitude will we be able to modify
adult phenotypes to the same effect? An entire generation? Probably not.
Emlyn
www.emlynoregan.com
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> From: Ramez Naam [mailto:mez@apexnano.com]
> Sent: Saturday, 23 November 2002 2:32 AM
> To: extropians@extropy.org
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> Greg Stock makes an interesting point about genetic modification of
> humans and class stratification in _Redesigning Humans_.
>
> He points out that, if genetic engineering techniques improve in the
> way that other technologies do, the biggest difference in what IQ
> someone can grant their kids will depend not on wealth but on
> timeline, with children conceived later having access to substantially
> better technology.
>
> Bill Gates, for all his wealth, can not engineer his next child to
> have a higher IQ. But someday middle class americans will be able to.
> Depending on the speed of advancement of technology, the real
> stratification may be between generations, not between socio-economic
> classes.
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