Designer babies, genetically chosen by parents, could become a reality.

Scientists say that over the past few years they’ve made tremendous strides in the cloning field and have been able to modify genetics in mice.

Deciding the look and gender of your child used to be only found in science fiction films and literature it’s becoming a real possibility. Scientists urge the general public to begin debating the issue.

They can now precisely edit DNA with almost 100% efficiency in mice from the moment the egg is fertilized. It means scientists being able to fix certain genetic mutations which cause diseases. Or a child could be made to be HIV resistant.

Scientists say it’s up to the general public if they find this kind of genetic-tampering moral or immoral.

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