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John Donvan:
Picture this. A genetic disease runs in your family. Your doctor warns you that if you try to have a child, that child is likely to inherit the disease. But new gene-editing technology could change your child's fate. Critics say this technology will exacerbate inequality, pressure everyone into editing their children to stay competitive, and will meddle with the most basic aspect of our humanity, our DNA. Others say with safeguards against abuse, this technology could benefit us in a host of ways. In that context, we debate this question, should we Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies?
Thanks, everybody, for joining us. And today, we are examining the science and the ethics of a new reality. The fact that we humans now have the capability, and perhaps we should call it, the power to change our DNA, all because of stunning and stunningly fast developments in the field of gene editing.
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