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Scientists have used gene editing to produce artificial electrical synapses in mice, where they can be targeted to make the animals more sociable or reduce their risk of OCD-like symptoms. (www.biorxiv.org)

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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

It think the result would be a caste system where the genetically smarter people control the others like Brave New World.

So yeah that sounds pretty inhumane to have a class of genetically stupid physical laborers controlled by the genetically smart tertiary workers.