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I don't disagree with most of your post, except this part: "You can't change biology."

We can already 3D print organs, rewrite DNS using viruses, and just today discovered we can reverse Alzheimer's almost entirely using ultrasound within the brain. It is dangerously naive for us to think we cannot change our own biology. It's simply a matter of time and resources.

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OK, but the original implied point still stands IMO: If you're a woman (or man, really) who might ever want to have kids, you probably shouldn't count on being able to reliably and affordably control that biology in your lifetime. And yes, that applies to your "all-natural" chances, too, which probably means it's good to adjust your expectations and "societal norms" as the article says.

P.S. Considering the forum, I got a chuckle out of "rewrite DNS using viruses" -- I assume it's supposed to say DNA.

> P.S. Considering the forum, I got a chuckle out of "rewrite DNS using viruses" -- I assume it's supposed to say DNA.

Damn it, I mistyped :) Yeah, DNA. Curse you HN and your short lived edit/delete window!

(no idea where the GP comes from, but 'DNS' would be the localized version here. The D/N parts are the same, but Acid is often localized and .. turns to S)

It is called DNS in German, with the S standing for "Säure" (acid).

For a second there, I was seriously questioning my understanding DNS.

Au contraire, it's dangerously naive to think that the time and resources exist for us to change our own biology in time for it to be useful to you

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