https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47013914
So, what are the Pros and Cons?
Do you want to know if you will get an un-treatable disease in the future? Is that healthy for you?
What does the government want to do with your data?
If the government makes a huge discovery on your data, will they share the profits with you?
Risk of getting a disease is often modified by environmental factors- how reliable will these predictions be? will this all just be another level of Astrology?
By limiting this test to those that can pay, is there not already a bias to the higher classes of society?
What is your opinion?
The whole genetics field is opening up.
There needs to be more education of the public about their rights.
And there needs to be a government panel to assess genetic issues, especially the ethical issues. And this needs to have representation from across society
Regulation and monitoring is lagging behind scientific progress
https://www.google.com/search?q=south+korea+gene+editing&oq=south+korea+gene+editing&aqs=chrome..69i57.12055j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
It is a dangerous state of affairs
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