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https://www.theguardian.com/science...ited-babies-created-in-china-claims-scientist
Unconfirmed scientific breakthrough sparks ethical and moral concerns
A scientist in China claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies, in a potentially ground-breaking and controversial medical first.
If true, it would be a profound leap of science and ethics. This kind of gene editing is banned in most countries as the technology is still experimental and DNA changes can pass to future generations, potentially with unforeseen side-effects.
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Genetically engineered Chinese babies. Perhaps they have a menu for the parents to choose from: 'with one you get blue eyes; with two you get superior intelligence; with three you get egg roll.'
Unconfirmed scientific breakthrough sparks ethical and moral concerns
A scientist in China claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies, in a potentially ground-breaking and controversial medical first.
If true, it would be a profound leap of science and ethics. This kind of gene editing is banned in most countries as the technology is still experimental and DNA changes can pass to future generations, potentially with unforeseen side-effects.
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Genetically engineered Chinese babies. Perhaps they have a menu for the parents to choose from: 'with one you get blue eyes; with two you get superior intelligence; with three you get egg roll.'