(10 votes, average: 3.70 out of 5)I was travelling recently and chanced upon a newspaper whose headline read “Designer Babies-Parents could soon choose their kids’ genes”.
Since the newspaper was not in my hand, I could hardly read the full content. Initially, my thought was that it was some fashion statement where “genes” was misspelled for “Jeans”…but later on I realized it could be very well beyond my imagination. I couldn’t stop my curiosity and wanted to find out more.
The same evening, I did a little bit more research on Designer Babies and guess what I found out ?…Just what I had feared when I found this interesting article in Time. It says
Until just a few years ago, making a baby boy or a baby girl was pretty much a hit-or-miss affair. Not anymore. Parents who have access to the latest genetic testing techniques can now predetermine their baby’s sex with great accuracy
It further goes on to say
Within a decade or two, it may be possible to screen kids almost before conception for an enormous range of attributes, such as how tall they’re likely to be, what body type they will have, their hair and eye color, what sorts of illnesses they will be naturally resistant to, and even, conceivably, their IQ and personality type.
It sounded like a baby shopping experience, just like buying a car and then its accessories. How ridiculous is that?
Agreed science and technology has made our life simpler in many ways more than one. We can no longer live without them – they are part of an urban life, these days. But having to think that my grandchildren will be a combination of the traits picked and chosen by my children, brings butterflies to my stomach. At least that is a path that I would never want my kids to take.
It is a dangerous road that is being laid out in front of the world. I hope that India, even at a distant future, doesn’t encourage such innovations or technological advancement. It does seem unlikely that India will follow suit given that it is illegal even to determine the sex of the child, leave alone its genetic traits.
This, according to me, is totally against the nature and anything against the nature will have its own repercussions.
America –Are you listening?
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March 10th, 2009 at 8:41 am
WOW! some technology this. If used constructively, it can help eliminate genetic diseases, especially diabetes and that would be such a boon. While I hear your concern, most couples around the world are wanting their kids to be natural. Proof of the pudidng lies in the fact that a lot of couples in the west are not keen on knowing the gender of their babies till they are born. That said, I am sure there will be a few models. Time will tell if they are indeed models!
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March 30th, 2009 at 4:01 am
This is quite interesting, I mean is it that simple as it seems, thanks for the information on this, I appreciate it!
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March 31st, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Agree to an extent, Nars…but the reality is that we hear more of negatives than positives….I'd still say, let the research be on…but lets not make it commercial, lets follow the natural path…
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March 31st, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Well Medela, this is as much as I know…or heard of… Try googling and you probably will find a whole lot of information further…definitely not as simple as it sounds…While there are good sides to it, I foresee more negatives coming out of it….having said that, I am still a fan of science and technology…
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November 18th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Could you recommend any specific resources, books, or other blogs on this topic?
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December 30th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Thank you for the work you have put into this post, it helps clear up some questions I had.I will bookmark your blog because your posts are very informative.
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October 30th, 2010 at 6:45 am
You you should edit the page subject title
Designer Babies-Going Against The Nature? | India Special to something more catching for your blog post you make. I loved the post all the same.
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