RightHealth Daily Dose » genetic screening http://dailydose.righthealth.com We feature the one health item you simply cannot afford to miss. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:18:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Arrival Of Designer Babies http://dailydose.righthealth.com/genetics/the-arrival-of-designer-babies/ http://dailydose.righthealth.com/genetics/the-arrival-of-designer-babies/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:08:26 +0000 Steven http://dailydose.kosmix.com/?p=1306 A Los Angeles fertility clinic has sparked controversy by offering parents the ability to select the sex, hair color and eye color of babies. However, “designer babies” have actually been here for many years already. The technology, called preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), is currently used during in vitro fertilization to screen embryos for genetic diseases (such as Huntington’s disease, sickle cell anemia, muscular dystrophy) prior to implantation into the mother’s womb. The difference now is that you are selectively choosing an embryo based on physical traits.  The LA Fertility Institute’s first such designer baby is expected to be born next year and will no doubt spark discussions of ethics and morality.

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