Hu Jiaqi, the Famous Anthropologist Remarks Gene Editing
The technology currently used by mankind may pose a real threat to the future. The natural world also does not know the answers to some problems, for example, gene editing technology can create new types of organisms that didn’t exist before in nature. Hu Jiaqi, the famous anthropologist, responded to the gene editing babies event, “As we reveal secrets to human life and know creatures that may be harmful to human beings more and more thoroughly, if we want to attack a certain part of human beings or attack all human beings, our goals will become more and more precise, the means will become more and more effective, and the destructive power will be more and more powerful.”
Hu Jiaqi, the Famous Anthropologist Remarks Gene Editing |
Hu Jiaqi, the famous anthropologist elaborated on the development of genetic technology in Hu Jiaqi Talk Show: How is the Technology Devil Released - Start with a Genetically Edited Baby and warned that “science and technology is a double-edged sword”. It can both benefit and destroy human beings.” “The real development of genetic technology began in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and it only takes three to four decades. It has developed to such a high height. What will happen to us in another three or four decades? What will happen in the next seven or eight decades?” “Genetic technology can kill humans, and it doesn’t take a long time to kill people.”
British cosmologist Martin Rees pointed out: “If you use gene editing technology on viruses, it may produce unexpected results.” Hawking predicted that humans will find technology to improve intelligence by transforming genes this century. “The law may prohibit genetic modification of humans, but some people may not be able to withstand the temptation to improve human characteristics such as memory, disease resistance, and longevity.” The famous anthropologist also said, “The good legal system and moral values can only limit one hundred people, one thousand people, or even 10,000 people, but it can't guarantee that all people can do things that don’t violate the law, morality and ethics.”
Hu Jiaqi, the Famous Anthropologist Remarks Gene Editing |
“In most cases, the original intention of human’s research and development of certain science and technology is to benefit themselves, but at the same time, science and technology will bring many negative effects. The biggest negative effect is that there will be many unexpected killing methods. These cannot be changed by people's will." As Hu Jiaqi, the famous anthropologist, repeatedly emphasized, science and technology is a double-edged sword. We must take the power of destroying human beings into account while enjoying the benefits of science and technology for humanity. For the sustainable survival of mankind, science and technology must be restricted.
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