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Post by Vinny on May 10, 2023 10:16:17 GMT
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Post by Red Rackham on May 10, 2023 10:44:27 GMT
I think it's very concerning. OK I'm no geneticist but in years to come what, if any, are the implications for the offspring of this baby? Or is this a part of some macabre long term experiment. And I wonder if any thought has been given to the future welfare of a baby who has three peoples DNA and will forever be the focus of medical and probably media attention. |
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Post by wapentake on May 10, 2023 12:20:14 GMT
I think it's very concerning. OK I'm no geneticist but in years to come what, if any, are the implications for the offspring of this baby? Or is this a part of some macabre long term experiment. And I wonder if any thought has been given to the future welfare of a baby who has three peoples DNA and will forever be the focus of medical and probably media attention. Hopefully as well as Louise Brown. |
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Post by Ripley on May 10, 2023 15:22:35 GMT
What's next, baby recipes for height, eye and hair colour and other traits? I'm still uncomfortable with this.
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Post by Bentley on May 10, 2023 15:47:09 GMT
Great for the baby.
Some babies are designer babies while other unborn babies are considered not worthy of being born and destroyed.
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Post by seniorcitizen007 on May 10, 2023 16:31:40 GMT
There's an article in 'Nature' that says that research is being done to see if this technique can be used with women over 40 who are prone to given birth to babies with birth defects. "They want to explore whether mitochondria from younger donors’ cells may stimulate older eggs' ability to be fertilized and develop normally". www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.21761 |
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Post by Red Rackham on May 10, 2023 16:31:55 GMT
What's next, baby recipes for height, eye and hair colour and other traits? I'm still uncomfortable with this. Quite, this sort of 'research' will inevitably continue and develop under the guise of fighting genetic defects. But how long before a 'parent' can order a baby not only of a specific sex, but choose traits within that sex. It's bound to happen eventually, the genie cant be put back in the bottle. |
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Post by Pacifico on May 10, 2023 17:28:30 GMT
What's next, baby recipes for height, eye and hair colour and other traits? I'm still uncomfortable with this. Yep - there is big money to be made. |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2023 17:31:19 GMT
Not really very impressed. Whatever can go wrong, will. Aren't there enough babies in the world without IVF + tinkering? We abort 215,000 each year in England and Wales. Some people think they are disposable people. |
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Post by Montegriffo on May 10, 2023 18:01:53 GMT
What's next, baby recipes for height, eye and hair colour and other traits? I'm still uncomfortable with this. Quite, this sort of 'research' will inevitably continue and develop under the guise of fighting genetic defects. But how long before a 'parent' can order a baby not only of a specific sex, but choose traits within that sex. It's bound to happen eventually, the genie cant be put back in the bottle. Is that the Gene Genie? |
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Post by Red Rackham on May 10, 2023 18:17:46 GMT
Quite, this sort of 'research' will inevitably continue and develop under the guise of fighting genetic defects. But how long before a 'parent' can order a baby not only of a specific sex, but choose traits within that sex. It's bound to happen eventually, the genie cant be put back in the bottle. Is that the Gene Genie? LOL yes indeed, very good Monte. |
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Post by Red Rackham on May 10, 2023 18:18:57 GMT
Not really very impressed. Whatever can go wrong, will. Aren't there enough babies in the world without IVF + tinkering? We abort 215,000 each year in England and Wales. Some people think they are disposable people. Indeed, 83 million births are added to the global population every year. |
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Post by Ripley on May 10, 2023 18:58:14 GMT
What's next, baby recipes for height, eye and hair colour and other traits? I'm still uncomfortable with this. Yep - there is big money to be made. Granted, but just because we are capable of doing it doesn't mean that we should. |
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