Parents can choose "designer" babies - will you be interested?
By sharay
@sharay (2769)
India
July 19, 2008 12:46am CST
Women aged 100 will be able to give birth within three decades as infertility is eradicated, scientists have predicted.
They foresee a world where every female of any age, from childhood upwards could successfully conceive.
Employing techniques still to be developed, scientists believe they could create sperm and eggs from skin cells and combine them to form embryos.
Parents would then be able to choose a so-called "designer" baby, selecting based on characteristics such as hair colour and height to intelligence and disease-free genes.
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@dextornap (333)
• India
21 Jul 08
This could become a disaster if allowed publically. This is clearly playing with nature and trying to take control of life on earth.
If a few wealthy people could get their super intelligent babies. Then the naturally born babies can not survive and there will be a war between the two species which will eventually finish the entire human race
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@mynameismine (771)
• United States
19 Jul 08
No, no and no. In order to get that designer baby a lot of other potential babies have to be killed, or frozen for possible eternity. I understand doing testing for medical problems (not that I agree but I understand), but to give a kid a certain colored eyes or possible physical ability is just beyond barbaric in my opinion and I will never understand how someone can be so shallow as to do something like this.
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
19 Jul 08
i think there will be something that will mess this up.. something they have thought of that time will tell
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