# The genetic mistakes that could shape our species
**URL:** https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-genetic-mistakes-that-could-shape-our-species/13555
**Category:** Conversation
**Tags:** Ethics, Science, Society
**Created:** [April 15, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-genetic-mistakes-that-could-shape-our-species/13555 "2021-04-15T12:24:21Z")
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### Author:  [@Tim](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Tim)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-genetic-mistakes-that-could-shape-our-species/13555/1 "2021-04-15T12:24:21Z")
> **[The genetic mistakes that could shape our species](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210412-the-genetic-mistakes-that-could-shape-our-species)**
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> New technologies may have already introduced genetic errors to the human gene pool. How long will they last? And how could they affect us?
[I wanted to give this topic an ‘Ethics’ category, but discovered there wasn’t one.]
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### Author:  [@swamidass](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/swamidass)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-genetic-mistakes-that-could-shape-our-species/13555/2 "2021-04-15T21:42:48Z")
Well, there should be, so I added it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-genetic-mistakes-that-could-shape-our-species/13555/3 "2021-04-22T21:43:09Z")
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