mad genetic engineering
It's inevitable: the media has not only confused human reproductive cloning with "designer babies," but in fact they have confused a stem cell experiment with designer babies too. I love my sensationalist science as much as the next person, but the
London Times has gone batshit
with its reports that a GM human embryo could lead to "designer babies" out there in the wilds of science land. Now all these anti-baby engineering groups are going nuts because nobody has bothered to explain the science to them. Even Wired picked up
the story, though thankfully without the "designer baby" crap. So what's the deal? When will you get your designer baby with wings and mutant powers?
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