the.com/designer babies
parenthood meets shopping cart, checkout before conception.
means embryos selected or edited for specific traits, from disease-free to eye color, before they become people.
from coined in the 1990s tabloid press once ivf let doctors screen embryos for genetic disease, and the metaphor of designer labels made the leap to designer children irresistible.
crispr baby scandalhe jiankui edited twins genes illegally in 2018
legal statusembryo editing for babies banned in most countries
screening vs editingmost designer babies today are just selected, not edited
height selectionus clinics already screen embryos for predicted height
for instance
lulu and nana — he jiankui's crispr-edited twins born china 2018
adam nash — 2000 baby selected as bone marrow match for sick sister