Michael Regilio

That's not clear, because understandably, they are not in the public eye. But for better or worse, the Chinese government now has three test studies on the long-term effects of designer babies. And now we've entered a brave or at least a weird new world.

That's not clear, because understandably, they are not in the public eye. But for better or worse, the Chinese government now has three test studies on the long-term effects of designer babies. And now we've entered a brave or at least a weird new world.

Legit. That is a legit concern. But in this case, what happened was the father donor, actually, because I looked into this, he was HIV positive. The mother wasn't. So what the scientist was trying to do was create them resistant from the get-go. They kind of were exposed to HIV in the womb.

Legit. That is a legit concern. But in this case, what happened was the father donor, actually, because I looked into this, he was HIV positive. The mother wasn't. So what the scientist was trying to do was create them resistant from the get-go. They kind of were exposed to HIV in the womb.

Legit. That is a legit concern. But in this case, what happened was the father donor, actually, because I looked into this, he was HIV positive. The mother wasn't. So what the scientist was trying to do was create them resistant from the get-go. They kind of were exposed to HIV in the womb.

There's another thing where when the cells separate, as we do when you have an embryo and it begins separating, where scientists were concerned that some of the cells could be genetically altered and others could not be. And so you could end up with a person who's half their organs or half of their cells are genetically resistant and the other half aren't. Again, he jumped the gun.

There's another thing where when the cells separate, as we do when you have an embryo and it begins separating, where scientists were concerned that some of the cells could be genetically altered and others could not be. And so you could end up with a person who's half their organs or half of their cells are genetically resistant and the other half aren't. Again, he jumped the gun.

There's another thing where when the cells separate, as we do when you have an embryo and it begins separating, where scientists were concerned that some of the cells could be genetically altered and others could not be. And so you could end up with a person who's half their organs or half of their cells are genetically resistant and the other half aren't. Again, he jumped the gun.

He should not have been doing this. There was way more research to do. In addition, there are people who are born with a natural resistance to HIV. So this scientist was simply turning on the genes in these babies that some people already have. Look, 75 countries already prohibit the use of CRISPR in human reproduction.

He should not have been doing this. There was way more research to do. In addition, there are people who are born with a natural resistance to HIV. So this scientist was simply turning on the genes in these babies that some people already have. Look, 75 countries already prohibit the use of CRISPR in human reproduction.

He should not have been doing this. There was way more research to do. In addition, there are people who are born with a natural resistance to HIV. So this scientist was simply turning on the genes in these babies that some people already have. Look, 75 countries already prohibit the use of CRISPR in human reproduction.

But I think we'd be naive to think we can put the toothpaste back in the tube on this one. Do we really think Kim Jong Un or Vladimir Putin are going to be restrained by ethical questions in the face of making an army of super soldiers?

But I think we'd be naive to think we can put the toothpaste back in the tube on this one. Do we really think Kim Jong Un or Vladimir Putin are going to be restrained by ethical questions in the face of making an army of super soldiers?

But I think we'd be naive to think we can put the toothpaste back in the tube on this one. Do we really think Kim Jong Un or Vladimir Putin are going to be restrained by ethical questions in the face of making an army of super soldiers?

Yeah, it's a totally legit concern. Authoritarian states could potentially misuse DNA data on their citizens, like for surveillance and tracking. We mentioned Gattaca. In that film, there was technology that vacuums up all the dead skin cells we leave everywhere.

Yeah, it's a totally legit concern. Authoritarian states could potentially misuse DNA data on their citizens, like for surveillance and tracking. We mentioned Gattaca. In that film, there was technology that vacuums up all the dead skin cells we leave everywhere.

Yeah, it's a totally legit concern. Authoritarian states could potentially misuse DNA data on their citizens, like for surveillance and tracking. We mentioned Gattaca. In that film, there was technology that vacuums up all the dead skin cells we leave everywhere.

In fact, he started every day by using a pumice stone to get all those dead skin cells off of him, or as many as possible, so that he wasn't leaving a trail of skin cells. Because that's just what we do. We leave a dead skin cell trail everywhere we go. In the film, the technology is such that they can instantly identify whose cells they found.

In fact, he started every day by using a pumice stone to get all those dead skin cells off of him, or as many as possible, so that he wasn't leaving a trail of skin cells. Because that's just what we do. We leave a dead skin cell trail everywhere we go. In the film, the technology is such that they can instantly identify whose cells they found.

In fact, he started every day by using a pumice stone to get all those dead skin cells off of him, or as many as possible, so that he wasn't leaving a trail of skin cells. Because that's just what we do. We leave a dead skin cell trail everywhere we go. In the film, the technology is such that they can instantly identify whose cells they found.