The era of the 'designer baby' may finally be here; for better or worse. A technique used to help ensure that children are not born with genetic diseases or defects, may now be used to try to ensure gender and hair/eye color just to name a few traits. For the specifics on how it works check the link below. Now that we are able to do this, the question of if we should takes on a new level of importance. It is way past time for an open and honest debate on the subject. Then again, lack of a debate in this case is tantamount to tacit approval, so if that is if you want it you are sitting pretty right now.
More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7918296.stm and http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123439771603075099.html.
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