RE: B Ark Colonist and Colonial Industry... [LONG[

--- B Lin <lin@rxkinetix.com> wrote:
> Just give them permanent sterilzation after they've
> made the requisite donation to the reproductive
> sperm/egg bank.  If they want kids, they can grow
> them in a tube.  This would allow greater genetic
> diversity to the communinity, since if the person in
> question leaves or is killed, you still have access
> to the genetic material.
> 
> Besides by that point, cloning should be an
> accomplished technology and you could generate
> gametes from a clip off someone's finger or even
> have their complete genome on file.

Depends on the cultural background.  I would suggest
that getting that sort of proposal through certain
religious groups would be a bit difficult.  

John

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