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[โ€“] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)

they literally mate with a bunch of males, save their sperm separately in packets and then pick the 'best' to optimize the genetic quality

Sounds like they've perfected the process and us humans could learn a thing or two from them ๐Ÿ˜„

[โ€“] village604@adultswim.fan 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Eugenics has been pretty problematic for humans in the past.

[โ€“] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

The problem with eugenics is other people having control over your reproduction. This is more control in the loins of the reproducers.

That's how human pregnancy works in the SF novel Ilium