Suppressing vasopressin in hamsters produces unexpected aggression

#1

Post by anigbrowl » Sat, May 28, 2022, 10:47 PM UTC

Suppressing vasopressin in hamsters produces unexpected aggression
pnas.org

Re: Suppressing vasopressin in hamsters produces unexpected aggression

#2

Post by Traubenfuchs » Sun, May 29, 2022, 4:01 PM UTC

Interesting to see how far we are still away from the full picture of life’s bioxhemistry.

Being able to use CRISPR to improve humans would be great. Wouldn‘t it be nice to be able to breed humans that are practically incapable of aggression? An era of transhumanism. It would be a better world. And quite safe, unless we‘d discover hostile aliens.

Re: Suppressing vasopressin in hamsters produces unexpected aggression

#3

Post by [deleted] » Mon, May 30, 2022, 1:48 AM UTC

Traubenfuchs wrote: post #2

Interesting to see how far we are still away from the full picture of life’s bioxhemistry. Being able to use CRISPR to improve humans would be great. Wouldn‘t it be nice to be able to breed humans that are practically incapable of aggression? An era of transhumanism. It would be a better world. And quite safe, unless we‘d discover hostile aliens.

[deleted]

Re: Suppressing vasopressin in hamsters produces unexpected aggression

#4

Post by gastroturf » Mon, May 30, 2022, 1:49 AM UTC

Traubenfuchs wrote: post #2

Interesting to see how far we are still away from the full picture of life’s bioxhemistry. Being able to use CRISPR to improve humans would be great. Wouldn‘t it be nice to be able to breed humans that are practically incapable of aggression? An era of transhumanism. It would be a better world. And quite safe, unless we‘d discover hostile aliens.

If you could simultaneously affect all an entire generation of humanity, possibly two, then I can see your point.

Otherwise, doing it in isolation will surely lead to disastrous injustice.

Re: Suppressing vasopressin in hamsters produces unexpected aggression

#5

Post by tinus_hn » Mon, May 30, 2022, 12:35 PM UTC

Traubenfuchs wrote: post #2

Interesting to see how far we are still away from the full picture of life’s bioxhemistry. Being able to use CRISPR to improve humans would be great. Wouldn‘t it be nice to be able to breed humans that are practically incapable of aggression? An era of transhumanism. It would be a better world. And quite safe, unless we‘d discover hostile aliens.

What would happen is there’d be a doormat race, submitting to the natural people.

Re: Suppressing vasopressin in hamsters produces unexpected aggression

#6

Post by Traubenfuchs » Tue, May 31, 2022, 9:42 AM UTC

tinus_hn wrote: post #5

Traubenfuchs wrote: post #2

Interesting to see how far we are still away from the full picture of life’s bioxhemistry. Being able to use CRISPR to improve humans would be great. Wouldn‘t it be nice to be able to breed humans that are practically incapable of aggression? An era of transhumanism. It would be a better world. And quite safe, unless we‘d discover hostile aliens.

What would happen is there’d be a doormat race, submitting to the natural people.

The doormat race would be bred not to feel bad about being the doormat race.

Re: Suppressing vasopressin in hamsters produces unexpected aggression

#7

Post by tinus_hn » Tue, May 31, 2022, 1:14 PM UTC

Traubenfuchs wrote: post #6

tinus_hn wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What would happen is there’d be a doormat race, submitting to the natural people.

The doormat race would be bred not to feel bad about being the doormat race.

Well that’s convenient. There might be some ethical issues though.