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Compumedia Article Digest - 3.11.2017

Death of all aquanaut children reported -

UN calls for global minute’s silence tomorrow

News agencies were stunned by reports today of the tragic death of all forty aquanaut children at their Nursery Centre. The children were found dead early in the morning outside of their kindergarten tank.

First reports indicate that the children, all aged 2 years and seven months, had shown curiosity in their surroundings and had crawled up the shallow incline of the walls of the tank, and had then slid down the other side, from where they were unable to get back into the water.

Investigators believe that the cause of death was a combination of two effects. Firstly, the children’s lungs were drained of water and their skin dried out, resulting in reduced breathing ability and ultimately in asphyxiation. Secondly, their lungs collapsed, since there was no longer any water in them to keep them inflated against the pressure of their own body.

The United Nations has urged all states to observe a minute’s silence in memory of the children tomorrow at 12.00 hours EST. Secretary-General Amid Laes said at this afternoon’s Security Council meeting that the entire world mourns the termination of this great human adventure.

Compumedia Article Digest 10.11.2017

Aquanaut experiment shelved

The UN reported today that the aquanaut experiment had been suspended, at least for the time being. The United Nations feels a need to investigate throughly the deaths of the infants - including those prior to the tragic loss of all forty surviving babies last week. The reason behind the world body’s decision is the storm of protest against the experiments that followed the recent accident. After a full inquiry, the UN will assemble a committee of experts to decide on the prospects for continuing with the research. The committee will also include a representative of NADA. The organization has constantly opposed the aquanaut tests on the grounds that they are inhumane and contrary to the natural development of the species.

The committee will also be charged with exploring alternative ways of mankind’s living under the surface of the oceans.

Toteuma-arvio 2026

Toteuma lyhyesti

  • Ilmiön toteuma: 2/5
  • Toteuma viiden vuoden tarkkuudella: kyllä; arviointi-ikkuna on 2012–2022
  • Toteuma väljemmällä aikahorisontilla: kyllä, mutta vain eettisenä varoituksena
  • Ilmiön ydin: periytyvä ihmisalkioiden muokkaus voi altistaa lapset ennakoimattomille haitoille ja synnyttää maailmanlaajuisen eettisen vastareaktion.

Vuonna 2018 syntyneiksi ilmoitetut geenimuokatut lapset nostivat juuri lasten suostumuksen, periytyvien muutosten ja tuntemattomien terveysriskien kysymykset maailmanlaajuiseen keskusteluun. Tarinan kuolemantapausta tai vesielämään muokattuja lapsia ei ole.

Johtopäätös: merkitystason eettinen ydin toteutui aikaikkunassa, mutta kuvattu biologinen seuraus ei.