article_snippet.sent: Some scientists have already reacted with horror at the idea, for fear the idea could be misused to allow parents to 'select' the genes parents will pass on to parents grandchildren.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Tony Perry, a geneticist at the University of Bath, said that society needed to be prepared for the day parents can choose certain traits in parents children.
article_snippet.sent: Dr David King, from watchdog Human Genetics Alert, said: ‘This news emphasises the need for an immediate global ban on the creation of genetically modified designer babies.
article_snippet.sent: It is critical that we avoid a eugenic future.
article_snippet.sent: If China does not want to get the reputation of being the wild west of the new eugenics China must join the many countries – including
article_snippet.sent: Many scientists have already reacted with horror at the idea, for fear the idea could be misused to allow parents to 'select' the genes parents will pass on to parents grandchildren .
article_snippet.sent: While genetic modification of human embryos is illegal in the UK, the historic decision was taken in February to allow ‘three-parent babies’.
article_snippet.sent: Alastair Kent, from Genetic Alliance UK which supports families with genetic conditions, said patients would be interested to hear about the Chinese experiment but undoubtedly would be aware that ‘ethical challenges will need to be resolved’.
article_snippet.sent: our are concerned that a public outcry about such an ethical breach could hinder a promising area of therapeutic development, namely making genetic changes that cannot be inherited. '
article_snippet.sent: scientists fears tap into concerns that such technology could be used to create 'designer families' where certain traits are selected for.
highlights_snippet.sent: Some fear the technique could be misused to create 'designer families' 