Science Discoveries That Changed Our World

Designer Babies

We’ve all custom-designed some artwork or clothes over our lives, but what about our own children? We’re getting closer to being able to genetically modify our own children through DNA-altering technology.

In 2018, Chinese scientists ‘created’ two babies who had had their genetics altered in the womb. The repercussions of this can be wide and far-reaching: battles with the disease can be fought and won, but biases and prejudices can also be enhanced. Do you think this is playing God?