Genetic engineering has always horrified me. Movies like “I Am Legend” and “The Stand” certainly haven’t done anything to change that. I don’t for a second believe that we can exert the level of control that our would-be Promethean scientists think that we can, as prediction of the effects of engineering on the genetic expression of future generations and even of the immediately manipulated subject is a lot like trying to engage in long-range weather prediction.
Read then, about myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy aka double muscle and consider the unpleasant possibilities of superhuman strength gone awry.
Filed under: General Discussion, Health-General
