Have you ever thought of having a baby that’s gonna be the exact version from your thoughts? The ocean blue eyes, the cute dimples or a head full of hair? It has become a reality now with designer ...

With their primary goal to advance scientific knowledge, most scientists are not trained or incentivized to think through the societal implications of the technologies they are developing. Even in ...

BOSTON, Massachusetts — Designer babies who are genetically engineered for desirable health, physical and intellectual features are now within reach using existing technologies, a prospect that raises ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medical advisers to the US Food & Drug Administration held hearings this week on whether to approve a controversial procedure called "three-parent in vitro fertilization.” The procedure is meant to ...

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 ...

Hank Greely was quoted by the Genetic Literacy Project in “‘Scorching ethical debate’: Designer babies are already here. The future looks even more revolutionary — and contentious”. Apart from that, ...

~ 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 ...

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 ...

Genetic-engineering tools with which to design one's progeny already exist, and they are being made even more potent with AI—at least for those who can afford such services. In the absence of policy ...