First, a little background on human gene-hacking, also known as germline gene editing. However, and this is a huge caveat, the congressional ban only affects research done with federal funds, meaning privately-funded germline gene editing is technically allowed, though anyone caught doing it runs the risk of becoming a pariah in the scientific community. In genetics circles, anxiety over germline gene editing is so palpable that leading scientists and trade organizations have called for a 10-year global moratorium on the practice. Preventive is just one of a “growing number of startups” in the area of germline gene editing funded by wealthy tech billionaires, WSJ reports. That will not happen anymore than early automation and the replacement of human workers led to more leisure time to learn and be creative.”More on gene-hacking: Elon Musk Using Eugenics Startup to Inspect DNA of Potential Babies for Intelligence