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Designer Babies

Designer Babies. By: Chandler and Ashley . What are designer babies?.

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Designer Babies

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  1. Designer Babies By: Chandler and Ashley

  2. What are designer babies? • A designer baby is the result from a form of bioengineering that allows one to design their child and make it the way they wish it to be. With using the method of designer baby you can prevent the chance that your child can come out with genetic disorders. At this time it is only legal to use two advancements. These advancements are determining the babies sex and screening embryos.

  3. From Sci-Fi Movies to Reality: The History of Designer Babies • At first, creating babies too suite the parent’s needs was only a fragment of imagination. • Now creating designer babies is closer to becoming reality. • Doctors are frequently asking do legal experiments to allow them to create “Designer Babies” • Some people say they’ve already conducted experiments that were successful. • Some were not…

  4. Designer Babies and Benefits • This would be the first realistic hope for treatment of many genetic diseases. • Those whose genome contains ‘dangerous’ genes will be able to remove these genes from their children, allowing their children to live a healthier and disease-free life. • Can avoid hereditary disease, (Diseases passed down through family) • Its been done before, that you could avoid disorders too. • One problem can be dismissed at once is the worry that the new baby will be vulnerable to hurtful medical procedures; but it won't. The cells required are taken from the umbilical cord, and nothing is done to the baby itself. 

  5. The Flaws and Errors of Designer Babies • During the process a number of embryos will be tested to see if they are suitable. Some embryos will be not be suitable. They will be disposed of. It is murder. • It treats the new baby as a commodity. "Is this a wanted child or is it a child that's only being made to be a donor to its older brother?" If it was the latter, then the baby would be being treated as a commodity. • Each fertilized embryo will be assessed by the scientists. It will only be allowed to live if it is a good match; if it is a bad match it will be denied its right to life. • Some say unethical - many people say that this process is unethical, and the start of a slippery slope that leads to human cloning.

  6. Now, advanced reproductive technologies allow parents and doctors to screen embryos for genetic disorders and select healthy embryos 21st Centuries Uses of Designer Babies

  7. At the moment it is only legally possible to carry out two types of advanced reproductive technologies on humans. The first involves choosing the type of sperm that will fertilize an egg: this is used to determine the sex and the genes of the baby. The second technique screens embryos for a genetic disease: only selected embryos are implanted back into the mother's womb. 21st Centuries Uses of Designer Babies (continued)

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  13. Welcome, to the Future of Designer Babies

  14. Designer Babies of the Future In the future, the following are possible: -Choosing the child’s sex -Selecting hair color -Selecting eye color -Having parental traits such as intelligence. -Also traits such as beauty.

  15. Ethical Issues in Designer Babies Futuristic tasks of Designer Babies are illegal today. Designer Babies cause death if the embryo aren’t good matches, they are denied to live. People who believe birth starts in this stage believe this is murder. The technologies of genetic modification and selection may not be safe enough to be used on humans. Even if the technologies are safe, can they be morally defended?

  16. Cost in Funding Research • Reproductive technology is now a $2billion-a-year industry, and an estimated 11,000 children a year are born after IVF treatment. • In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), are test-tube babies. • How much is a perfect baby worth? To an infertility specialist pulling down $625,000 a year (they are now the highest-paid of doctors), plenty. 

  17. Intelligent Opinions *Select a scientist’s name to go to their conclusion CHANDLER’S JUDGEMENT Ashley’s Judgement

  18. Chandler’s Opinion In all my research I’ve come up with a reasonable opinion. In my opinion, I think designer baby methods used now are adequate. But I strongly disagree with the future processes of this form of bioengineering, such as the IVF. The IVF system involves nurturing embryos in test tubes. I think the babies should be grown originally in their mother’s womb. And as Christian, I think modifying life as it is should only be the work of God. Dr. Chandler Siffrain, Margate Middle Laboratory

  19. Ashley’s Opinion After all of this research I came up with opinions of my own. I think creating children with special and artificial features is an unessary process. Children should be born with whatever traits they should receive from their parents. I don’t have anything against people who believe in this, but in my opinion, these procedures cause to much risk to the child. Also, for those who believe life starts in the embryo, this is murder since some embryo’s aren’t good matches. In conclusion, this form of bioengenerring is isn’t nessary and shouldn’t be funded, babies are to be born naturally and not artificially nor modified. Dr. Ashley Atkins, Margate Labs

  20. The End

  21. Bibliography • Baby in the Water http://24.media.tumblr.com/FNcQw2syQoyzv72rGNkcNSYmo1_500.jpg Babies feet in 6th page. http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/End%20of%20the%20World/Genetics%20Nightmare/designer_babies.jpg Fourth Page’s Research http://www.jesus-is savior.com/End%20of%20the%20World/Genetics%20Nightmare/designer_babies.htm designerbabies-jtcc.blogspot.com http://reason.com/archives/2002/03/06/hooray-for-designer-babies

  22. Bibliography pt. 2 Fifth page research http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/End%20of%20the%20World/Genetics%20Nightmare/designer_babies.htm Sixth Page Research http://www.bionetonline.org/english/content/db_cont1.htm “Into the future pictures” http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/future_city_downtown.jpg http://www.tate.org.uk/40artists40days/artworks/future_systems/future_systems.jpg http://milesandhisfavorites.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/future-city-5-web.jpg http://www.breakingthenewnews.com/storage/future-doha-syd-mead.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1259875158099 http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/images/2009/03/03/nm_embryo_080512_main.jpg

  23. Bibliography pt. 3 http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/agar.html http://www.wordsontheweb.com/HumanGE/HGE01.html http://www.wordsontheweb.com/HumanGE/Art/dnabig.GIF

  24. Music • Crosswalk – SimCity 4 Soundtrack (Owned by Chandler) • Oasis – Sim City 4 Soundtrack (Owned by Chandler) • Minetos – Legend of Dragoon Soundtrack (Owned by Chandler) • T-Pain Song (instrumental) • Changes (instrumental) – Tupac

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