Perfect baby made...

[billc]

Can you say...."Khan!!!!!!!!!!"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jul/07/ivf-baby-born-genetic-screening

The first IVF baby to be screened using a procedure that can read every letter of the human genome has been born in the US.

Connor Levy was born on 18 May after a Philadelphia couple had cells from their IVF embryos sent to specialists in Oxford, who checked them for genetic abnormalities. The process helped doctors at the couple's fertility clinic in the US select embryos with the right number of chromosomes. These have a much higher chance of leading to a healthy baby.
The birth demonstrates how next-generation sequencing (NGS), which was developed to read whole genomes quickly and cheaply, is poised to transform the selection of embryos in IVF clinics.

 

[arnisador]

Good news for those at higher risk of having a child with genetic abnormalities--but Gattaca does serve as a warning here about where we could end up.

 

[Instructor]

Yeah Gattaca is where my thoughts went as well.

 

[jezr74]

Good news for those at higher risk of having a child with genetic abnormalities--but Gattaca does serve as a warning here about where we could end up.

You think the Gattaca concept isa bad thing? (Aside from making babies)

 

[arnisador]

In Gattaca those who were designer babies were privileged in society over those who weren't.