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  • Could it be used on someone who is a 7 year old to rid them of this?

    No. Gene editing works in this case since they're just working with a few cells. But a whole human is way more cells. Not only that, but the cells have already developed into structures that are much harder to access, and difficult to change. Any gene therapy may only affect a few cells.

    On top of that, there's also a bunch of ethical issues around altering a human when they've already formed, and we don't really know if it would be possible to do so, or if it would make things worse.

  • Isn't showing how to use the camera just a common courtesy if you're asking them to take a photo for you? It's not really specific to a disposable camera, nor today. Even back in the day, people would do the same, despite cameras generally having a big clear button to take the photo with.

  • That implies that Britain didn't intend those consequences. But Britain has mastered using starvation as a weapon of genocide, in particular by masking it as an "unfortunate" result of taxes and tariffs.

    We do know that the British did try and get the Irish to renounce their heritage to receive aid during the famine as well. Some families had to renounce their Irish name and Catholicism before they would be given food during the famine.

  • Roomba, the robot vacuum cleaner company, had to institute a policy where they would preserve the original machine as much as possible, because people were getting attached to their robot vacuum cleaner, and didn't want it replaced outright, even when it was more economical to do so.

  • They still have that today, though. It's just on streaming alongside the big films.

    I don't doubt a portion of the Disney remakes would have ended up being direct-to-VCD sequels you'd only find in a video rental store.