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Designer Babies

What is a designer baby?

 * a baby whose genetic makeup has been artificially selected using genetic engineering skills



What can be changed?
>  How is it done? there are three ways:
 * 1) gender
 * 2) appearance
 * 1) intelligence
 * 2) disease
 * 3) personality
 * 1) Ericsson Method- where the sperm is mixed with fluid. It is an inexpensive way, but there is no guarantee the child comes out the way you want it too.
 * 2) MicroSort/Flow Cytenny- using fluorescent light they are able to take apart the sperm, the X chromosome glows brighter than the Y chromosome. It is very accurate, but costly.
 * 3) In-Vitro Fertilization- where the sperm and the egg is mixed together in a laboratory.The parents will be able to choose the gender of the embryo. This is very accurate (100% chance), but it is more expensive than MicroSort.

Criticism:
For more information on ethnic and racial bias go to: http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/24117430.pdf?acceptTC=true Pros:
 * reduces the risk of genetic diseases
 * better genetic traits
 * possibility of better lives
 * prevent generational diseases[[image:drakalogia/Screen Shot 2015-12-02 at 6.08.05 PM.png align="right"]]
 * longer lives

Cons:


 * performing operations without consent
 * not as much individuality
 * may create prejudices and society difference
 * could create problems in the family tree
 * the technology to perform the operations would only be available to the rich

Webpages: the links below contain information to elaborate on your knowledge
[|__http://www.futureforall.org/bioengineering/designer-babies.html__] [|__http://icof.infobaselearning.com/articles/religion,-ethics,-and-morality/gender-selection-of-babies.aspx?sr=1&articleID=2498__]



News Articles:
[] This article talks about the scientist changing the DNA of 86 embryos and altering a gene called HBB. [|http://www.dailymail][|.co.uk/news/article-78685/Couple-Britains-designer-baby.html] This article tells the story of two British parents that artificially selected an embryo to help their dying son [] This article tells the story of a one year old leukemia victim who was the first in the world to be injected with a designer immune cell.

Blog Posts:
[|____http://vickiwittenstein.com/2014/02/slippery-slope-designer-babies/____] This blog is about effects that naturally developing genes could cause, clearly the DNA mitochondrial, which is a cellular organelle part of eukaryote (animal) cells.



Videos:
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this video is to make people realize if its worth putting their babies health at risk while creating their desired image of their baby.

Podcasts and Radio Programs:
[] The podcast is mainly about the change designer babies would have in our society with parenting. The expectations parents would have on their kids would change because they would expect their child to be the perfect height, the smartest, or the best athlete because they designed them to be that way.