designer babies
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An American Company Will Test Your Embryos For Genetic Defects, But Designer Babies Aren’t Here Just Yet
Designer baby, anyone? A New Jersey startup company, Genomic Prediction, might be able to help you.
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Reports Of First Genetically Enhanced Babies Spark Outrage
Twin girls born earlier this month had their DNA altered to prevent them from contracting HIV, according to an Associated Press report. If confirmed, the births would signify the first gene-edited babies in human history — a stunning development that’s sparking an outcry from scientists and ethicists.
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It’s Official: For The First Time Ever, US Scientists Have Edited The DNA Of A Human Embryo
American scientists have accomplished a major first: For the first time on US soil, a human embryo has been genetically modified. The details of the breakthrough, which was leaked to the press last week, are reported in a study published today in the journal Nature.
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A New Fertility Technique Could Make ‘Designer Babies’ A Reality
Designer babies are the kind of hypothetical conundrum that drive scientists crazy. What if, you ask, it becomes so easy to pick and choose which traits we desire in our children that we wind up creating a class of genetically engineered super humans and basically begin living out a real-life performance of the novel Brave…