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Star Trek’ is notorious for looting the more thoughtful work of writers for their striking effects, leaving behind most of the thought and subtlety.

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DNA sequencing opens vast ethical issues. We shall be able to know who has defective genes. What will it mean when we can be sure we’re not all born equal? Worked out, the implications will scare a lot of people. Insurance companies will not want to cover those with a genetic predisposition to illness, for example. Here lurk myriad lawsuits.

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Congress came to see NASA primarily as a jobs program, not an exploratory agency.

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April 30, 2024

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April 30, 2024

DNA sequencing opens vast ethical issues. We shall be able to know who has defective genes. What will it mean when we can be sure we’re not all born equal? Worked out, the implications will scare a lot of people. Insurance companies will not want to cover those with a genetic predisposition to illness, for example. Here lurk myriad lawsuits.

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