Posted in Nature/Nurture: Genes and Culture on Mar 7th, 2011 18 Comments »
There have been many controversies regarding the idea of a “designer” baby. It is a test tube baby: the eggs and sperms were screened and chosen for the traits that are wanted by the parents and grown in a test tube before implanting in the mother. With technological advancements, the parents could eventually pick out […]
Posted in Nature/Nurture: Genes and Culture on Mar 7th, 2011 Comments Off on designer babies
In 2004 the term “designer babies” made its way out of movies and into the Oxford English Dictionary. This term explains infants that are created by genetic engineering combined with in vitro fertilization (IVF). With this process parents are able to ensure the absence of certain genes or characteristics from their newborn. The process of […]
Posted in Nature/Nurture: Genes and Culture on Mar 7th, 2011 1 Comment »
Hundreds of thousands of parents around the world have suffered through the terrible news that they child is suffering from a disease, disability or genetic complication. No family ever wants to hear that “your child is THAT one out of 100,000”, so it is understandable why people turn to In Vitro Fertilization. As technology changed […]
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