/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.1349290]

Is it scientifically possible for a Human being to change their eye color?

I know that the color is attached to Genes but is there a way we could effect these Genes to cause a change in the color or is that just not possible.

Colored Contacts are for people with scientific limitations.

[Anonymous No.1349300]

Is there a way we can effect genes that cause Down Syndrome so retarded kids are normal?

No.

[Anonymous No.1349306]

contact lenses
trauma-related heterochromia
babies

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[Anonymous No.1349312]

It is possible to change your eye color, similar to dying your hair.

It is not and will NEVER be possible to change your genes to change your eye color, short of pseudo-science bullshit that "rewrites" every cell in your body at the exact same time.

The DNA you're born with is the DNA you're stuck with for the rest of your life.

[Anonymous No.1349323]

Possibly.

Although research is headed towards gene therapy for more serious things, y'know...like genetic disease.

In the future, provided the morafags don't get in the way, changing your hair colour or eye colour will probably be possible.

See this for more info, the 'biopunk' section: http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/47fc2ccba05bf

[Anonymous No.1349333]

In regards to detecting trisomy-13 i believe, which is down syndrome which is a genetic disorder, it can be discovered through prenetal amniotic fluid screening.

None of you are qualified to answer these threads, shut the fuck up.

included, what you need to think about as your shutting the fuck up.

[Anonymous No.1349337]

>>1349323
Maybe immediately after conception, but no grown human-being can change their genes. Faggot.

[Anonymous No.1349338]

>>1349333
I believe this anon answered OP quite well:
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[Anonymous No.1349357]

>>1349323

Interesting link.

>>1349333

Arrogant cock.

>>1349312

Uneducated.

>>1349300

Probably correct. We can prevent, not cure.

[Anonymous No.1349371]

>>1349312
>>1349337

durrr

ahurrrr

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_therapy

hurf durf

[Anonymous No.1349368]

This is why we need Genetic mapping!

[Anonymous No.1349372]

>>1349333

MOAR

[Anonymous No.1349376]

>>1349312
>>1349337
Hey, to prove that wrong, just go have unprotected sex with a lot of prostitutes until you have AIDS. So, you have AIDS now. Your genes in quite a few of your T-cells are being changed. GG nextmap.

[Anonymous No.1349383]

>>1349371
>. Although the technology is still in its infancy
>still in infancy
>derp

[Anonymous No.1349388]

next person to post in this thread must fap to this >>1349368

[Anonymous No.1349391]

>>1349383
That is not synonymous with "science fiction" good sir, it means "we're just starting to get places with this".

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13783-gene-therapy-success-reverses-blindness.html
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12110-gene-therapy-success-for-parkinsons-patients.html
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/uopm-nsf081505.php

[Anonymous No.1349394]

>>1349391
u lose, do it faggt

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[Anonymous No.1349402]

>>1349391

Bad news for you bro > >>1349388

[Anonymous No.1349416]

you notice the guy is castrated. They definitely don't want him to be reproducing.

[Anonymous No.1349466]

>>1349388
>>1349394
>>1349402
Fuck yo couch nigga you ain't the boss of me

[Anonymous No.1349481]

>>1349371
You can't add genes to change eye color, though.

Or, rather, you wouldn't be able to go from brown to blue, since blue is recessive.

Gene therapy only adds genes, not gets rid of them.

[Anonymous No.1349493]

when i was younger my eyes would change color from green to blue all the time

[Anonymous No.1349495]

>>1349481

>not gets rid of them

[Anonymous No.1349496]

>>1349481

Bitches don't know about my gene suppression.

Suppress the expression of the brown gene and the recessive gene kicks in.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_silencing

[Anonymous No.1349513]

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[Anonymous No.1349516]

>>1349312
bitches don't know about mah recombinant DNA technology

[Anonymous No.1349536]

There was a commercial with Brooke Shields about a pill you could take to make your eyelashes longer. Creepy, I thought.

But one of the side effects was making your eyes brown. Srsly.

[Anonymous No.1349571]

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[Anonymous No.1349673]

>>1349571
Not a pill but it's called Latisse.

Lazy prick.

[Anonymous No.1349705]

>>1349496
Gene Silencing is an undeniably cool term. It sounds like mad science.

[Anonymous No.1349709]

I think there is this experimental surgery in fucking panama.. but it's in panama. It's experimental. And You might wake up with no Kidneys.

[Anonymous No.1349717]

http://www.newcoloriris.com/ This BS? HF with that, tell us what it's like to be stevie wonder.

[Anonymous No.1349738]

If a person has Vitiligo, an autoimmune disease that destroys pigmentation primarily in the skin and hair, then it can remove pigment in the eyes, changing the shade.

[Anonymous No.1351172]

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[Anonymous No.1351220]

My mother was born with blue eyes, got an infection in her left eye when she was 19, and it changed the eye's color partially to hazel, which remained after the infection was gone. It also fucked up her eyesight in that eye, but that made her decide to wear a monocle, making her the coolest mom ever, so it's ok.

[Anonymous No.1351257]

>>1349300
>Is there a way we can effect genes that cause Down Syndrome so retarded kids are normal?

if we figured out a way to fertilize an egg outside of the body and read the resulting DNA before planting the egg we could have stuff like that.

doctor would be like "this one is a male, looks like blue eyes, 5'10, slight risk for obesity and heart disease... uh oh, looks like down's syndrome"

then parents would be like lol no reroll plz.

[Anonymous No.1351278]

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