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Originally Posted by fredr123

Check out Ancestor by Scott Sigler and tell me this genetic research stuff is a good idea: http://www.scottsigler.com/ancestor

You understand the definition of "fiction" right? This is no different than using Jurassic Park as the same argument.

Originally Posted by peter12

But it's okay for government to sink taxpayers' money into the unknown? Gotcha

There are no guarantees that we will find cures for any disease, just because we don't know is a terrible excuse not to fund research. The purpose of research is to determine the unknown.