Preimplantation genetic testing allows parents to screen embryos for health conditions that have known genetic correlates, including autism, schizophrenia, obesity, and cancer. Proponents will argue ...

Are you ready for the era of designer babies? Advances in gene sequencing have now made it possible for embryos to be screened for a host of genetic diseases and physical traits. Private companies are ...

A recent press release I received got me thinking about how much we really care about kids. The press alert came from the Coalition to Stop Designer Babies, which is organizing internationally to ...

CNN — Genetically-modified babies are "highly desirable" to help protect people from disease and could be created ethically within two years, according to a new scientific paper. Gene editing now ...

In 2018, the world recoiled when a Chinese scientist announced the birth of the first gene-edited babies. For a brief moment, humanity looked in the mirror and saw what it was becoming. Not a species ...

~ Three percent of clinics surveyed said they have helped create children with a disability. CHICAGO -- The power to create "perfect" designer babies looms over the world of prenatal testing. But what ...

Advances in gene editing tools like CRISPR‑Cas9 and pre-implantation embryo screening are turning the idea of designer babies — selecting or altering embryonic traits — into a possibility rather than ...

The United Kingdom made headlines last summer when government officials there said they would allow three-parent IVF testing. Using this method, fertility specialists can replace damaged DNA in a ...

Contributing columnist Abby McCloskey considers that gene editing and other advances in reproductive technology are bound to become political topics soon. Dreamstime / TNS We Texans like to do things ...

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