<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Heritable genome editing deserves extraordinary... > Heritable genome editing deserves extraordinary caution precisely because the consequences can extend beyond the consenting individual. But ‘extraordinary caution’ and ‘human beings must never acquire this capability’ are completely different propositions. The first is bioethics. The second attempts to transform the current frontier of knowledge into an eternal boundary for every future civilization, including civilizations that may understand genetics with a precision we can barely imagine. **Source:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]], [[research/AI-Tech Doomers Publication/preimages/2026-09-17-article-route/articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Heritable genome editing deserves extraordinary caution precisely because the consequences can extend beyond the consenting individual. But ‘extraordinary caution’ and ‘human beings must never acquire this capability’ are completely different propositions. The first is bioethics. The second attempts to transform the current frontier of knowledge into an eternal boundary for every future civilization, including civilizations that may understand genetics with a precision we can barely imagine.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-heritable-genome-editing-precision-barely-imagine ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->