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16 Post author: Larks 08 October 2014 11:48PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 13 October 2014 10:20:09AM 0 points [-]

That's entirely not necessary when you have the tools to go in there and make targetted changes. In a post-human world, genetic code means very little.

Comment author: gwern 13 October 2014 06:34:38PM 4 points [-]

In a post-human world, genetic code means very little.

We can make 'targetted changes' in adults' iodine levels. It doesn't do anything.