Agreed, though unfortunately it’s going to take a while to make this tech available to everyone.
Also, if you want to prevent your children from getting hypertension, you can already do embryo selection right now! The reduction isn’t always as large as what you can get for gene editing, but it’s still noticeable. And it stacks generation after generation; your kids can use embryo selection to lower THEIR children’s disease risk even more.
Agreed, though unfortunately it’s going to take a while to make this tech available to everyone.
Also, if you want to prevent your children from getting hypertension, you can already do embryo selection right now! The reduction isn’t always as large as what you can get for gene editing, but it’s still noticeable. And it stacks generation after generation; your kids can use embryo selection to lower THEIR children’s disease risk even more.