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

On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 09:17:31 -0700 "B Lin" <lin@rxkinetix.com> writes:
>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.
>

Assuming the colony doesn't have mores or paranoia against the practice.

>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.
>
>--Binhan
>

"Should"... maybe yes, maybe no.

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