Designer babies are babies that are genetically engineered so that the parents can decide on things like their height, eyes and personality.It can also be used to prevent genitic diseases and disorders. An advantage to designer babies is that the parents have a choice over what they want their child to be like or look like. Recently some fertility clinics can let you chose if you want a boy or a girl.
scientists have recently started to discover more about the human genome. The mapping of the genome was finished in 2003, and scientists are still working on what gene does and how it works. The genes and embryos are able to be changed. In february 2009 at a fertility clinic in Los Angeles offered to let the parents chose hair and eye colour but stopped because lots of people has a strong negative reaction on this.
PGD is regularly used at the same time as IVF to test an embryo for …show more content…
When the egg is fertilised, one cell from each embryo is taken and inspected under a microscope for hints of genetic disorders. Lots of couples use this operation to cutback on the chances if there is any genetic disorder the child could possibly get, at the moment, PGD can be used to uncover most disorders in their genes, like cystic fibrosis, down syndrome, tay-sachs disease and hemophilia A.disorders in their genes, like cystic fibrosis, down syndrome, tay-sachs disease and hemophilia A.
Arguments against designer babies are that how would the child feel if its purpose in life is to provide for their older brother or sister. Children should be loved and adored for themselves and not just to help others. Also designer babies are not 100% guaranteed to actually work because having a baby is a natural processes of
scientists have recently started to discover more about the human genome. The mapping of the genome was finished in 2003, and scientists are still working on what gene does and how it works. The genes and embryos are able to be changed. In february 2009 at a fertility clinic in Los Angeles offered to let the parents chose hair and eye colour but stopped because lots of people has a strong negative reaction on this.
PGD is regularly used at the same time as IVF to test an embryo for …show more content…
When the egg is fertilised, one cell from each embryo is taken and inspected under a microscope for hints of genetic disorders. Lots of couples use this operation to cutback on the chances if there is any genetic disorder the child could possibly get, at the moment, PGD can be used to uncover most disorders in their genes, like cystic fibrosis, down syndrome, tay-sachs disease and hemophilia A.disorders in their genes, like cystic fibrosis, down syndrome, tay-sachs disease and hemophilia A.
Arguments against designer babies are that how would the child feel if its purpose in life is to provide for their older brother or sister. Children should be loved and adored for themselves and not just to help others. Also designer babies are not 100% guaranteed to actually work because having a baby is a natural processes of