Scientists Edit a Dangerous Mutation in Human Embryos
&gt;and is sure to renew ethical concerns that some might try to design babies with certain traits, like greater intelligence or athleticism.<p>If America doesn&#x27;t do it, China will, and in a generation will be swollen with a population so much more fit as to make the question of the US standing toe-to-toe laughable. If China doesn&#x27;t, Russia will.<p>I want genetic engineering because it&#x27;s logical that as humans learn to exert control over their environment, it&#x27;s inevitable that we also learn to control our own evolution. Rejecting this seems like tying our hands behind our backs unnecessarily. But I get that huge swathes of the population reject it for religious reasons or what have you. I argue that the &quot;arms race&quot; argument could work well to sway these people, and then before we can send super-soldiers into battle, our much more intelligent children will realize total species improvement is a better investment than squabbling over arbitrary borders, and carry on the race without these disputes.