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Least extreme biophysics phd
(lemmy.dbzer0.com)
A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.
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This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.
Ethics are supposed to throttle human activity. That's their fucking job. That guy is a goddamn sociopath.
He gave the children of HIV positive fathers, conceived via in vitro fertilization, resistance to HIV. I don't think it's as bad as everyone suspects. I'm not sure children conceived the normal way would have survived.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Just because he's trying to achieve something admirable, that doesn't automatically mean his actions are ethical.