Should We Prohibit Genetically Engineered Babies? A Debate Between Experts:

Intelligence Squared U.S. sponsored a debate on the following bioethical dilemma:

What if, before your children were born, you could make sure they had the genes to be taller or smarter? Would that tempt you, or would you find it unnerving? What if that genetic engineering would save a child from a rare disease?

The experts in favor are Sheldon Krimsky from Tufts and Robert Winston of Imperial College London. Weighing in for the opposition we have Nita Farahany of Duke and Lee Silver from Princeton. Check out the audio from that debate here. It’s a conversation that we’ll continue to have for years to come. What are your thoughts?

With great scientific power comes great scientific responsibility.

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  1. christel-thoughts reblogged this from hjaybee and added:
    they’ve already done an awesome job with that in developed countries. It’s not 100% since there still are new cases of...
  2. hjaybee reblogged this from christel-thoughts and added:
    Precisely. Even if made “moderately affordable” This means that ONLY poor people would have these rare diseases and...
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  10. evelark reblogged this from monsieurbombardier and added:
    I don’t like the idea of trying to engineer my children to conform to an ideal. That part weirds me out. I like the idea...
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    We’re the most irresponsible motherfuckers, christ. STOP HAVING BABIES
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    Lord, help me so that I may die before this becomes our reality.
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