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[-] dethstrobe@startrek.website 7 points 3 days ago

Eugenics and genetic engineering is bad, but exotic material to hybrid a human with an alien species might be ok? Seems odd after they gave shit to Stamets for getting tardigrade DNA. I guess Starfleet does play pretty loose with what is and is not consider legal for genetic modification, so I shouldn't be too worried about that, but I am...

[-] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 8 points 3 days ago

They are definitely doing this without Starfleet approval. Pike's ship prioritizes individuals over regulations, an ethos that carries forward when Kirk takes the chair.

I think the general policy is that genetic augmentation to grant superpowers is bad, while genetic treatment of disease or other medical conditions is generally okay.

[-] grozzle@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

ehh, that doesn't fit with Julian Bashir, the treatment to relieve his learning impairments was illegal, so his father went for the enhancement package because that wasn't extra illegal on top.

Funnily enough, that episode provides supporting evidence:

BASHIR: Starfleet Medical won't see it that way. DNA resequencing for any reason other than repairing serious birth defects is illegal. Any genetically enhanced human being is barred from serving in Starfleet or practising medicine.

One has to conclude that the procedure Bashir underwent is considered an enhancement, not a "repair" - like they tried to overcome his undefined disability through brute force, rather than address the underlying cause.

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