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Originally Posted by ProG
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Indeed the concept of it is. The research definitely is being conducted, so anyone saying "It's pure fantasy" or "It'll never happen" is probably being a bit premature, and maybe even a tad naive.
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Park said he now wants to research whether this finding has any relevance for humans. The fact that he is in South Korea, where bioethics are notoriously bendable may prove important as he goes forward. Research that gets anywhere close to searching for a gay gene -- even with animals -- has been highly controversial in the U.S., where opposition cuts across the political spectrum.
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Like I first thought, any definitive breakthrough in this area of genetic research is going to cause a veritable shitstorm of controversy and opposition. Like with so many other social issues you'd think people could just make their own personal decisions about it and be happy with that, and let others do the same. But of course as is all too often the case a lot of people will feel they have the right to decide for everyone else as to what they can and can't do.
This could be the new "abortion" issue, if it happens. And I think it will.