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 […]
Posted in Nature/Nurture: Genes and Culture on Mar 6th, 2011 Comments Off on Designer Babies
The concept of designer babies has been a continuous debate in both social and religious terms. There are those who believe that the concept of designing babies and scientists having the ability to “play God” in a sense is wrong. Usually those disturbed are the people who have no problems with infertility, or in some cases […]
Posted in Nature/Nurture: Genes and Culture on Mar 2nd, 2011 10 Comments »
As medical technology advances and scientists further their understanding of the human genome, we are discovering new ways to manipulate and utilize the genes encoded in our DNA. While some of the uses of this new information are obvious benefits like fighting diseases and increasing longevity, other potential implementations of genetic modification are more dubious. […]
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