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Altered Human Embryo Decried as 'Designer Baby'
dsc.discovery.com — News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it's a step toward creating "designer babies."
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- Omek, on 05/13/2008, -0/+9Ewww no! What were you thinking?!?! I ordered an Armani baby. ;-D
- hansk, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2is that a baby with a Armani birthmark?
- RealmDown, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2Not only that, but she can never be washed, only dry cleaned.
- hansk, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2is that a baby with a Armani birthmark?
- MarkusGarvey, on 05/13/2008, -1/+6Great!!!....i want my next baby to have a long tail, and an exoskeleton...
- tjClassic82, on 05/13/2008, -2/+3Question is: What is the refund policy if you do not get what you ordered?
- hansk, on 05/14/2008, -5/+4Why cant we just mess around with nature without worrying about the "possible" outcomes. Arn't the risks of making soulless drones worth the possibility to repair spinal cord damage, grow organs, cure numerous diseases that are at the pandemic level etc. etc.
?- MarkusGarvey, on 05/14/2008, -1/+5there are always consequences...and when you mess with things on the cellular level, the consequences could be very dire...
- chdodd2012, on 05/14/2008, -3/+4Humans have surpassed our calculated carrying capacity billions of people ago. However, if technology continues to let people live longer, God knows where we will all go and eat.
- hansk, on 05/14/2008, -2/+1nah we will find other ways to kill ourselves. ever seen the highlander movies?
- blast_flame, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3The same types of technologies that will let people live longer will also help us get off this rock.
- chdodd2012, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1True, but I think it will be too late for that.
- devoted, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2can i see the order form?
- RealmDown, on 05/14/2008, -1/+4More importantly, can this technology be used to fix Carrot Top or is he forever doomed, DOOMED to look like that ?
- blast_flame, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3I wouldn't care if it was. Processes now exist to change someone's genes post birth (ie retroviruses) so the genetic classes and controlling the child's future arguments are not moot. Besides the illogical "we shouldn't be messing with god/nature" argument what's there left?
- blast_flame, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1*now moot
Sorry
- blast_flame, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1*now moot
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