Nicholas Staropoli is the associate director of the Genetic Literacy Project. He has a Master of Arts in biology from DePaul University and has a Bachelors of Science degree in biomedical science from Marist College. The article, “With Global Gene Editing Slowing Down, What’s the Future of ‘Designer Babies?,’” states that not enough research has been done to safely edit the genes of human embryos. While scientists have an idea about which genes control certain traits such as body type, many different traits play a role in whether a child is say, athletic or not, such as coordination or competitiveness. For this reason, to control a whole aspect of a child’s abilities is unsafe and could lead to other risks. However, Staropoli is not completely
