30 healthy babies were born after a series of experiments, two of the babies have been tested and have been found to contain genes from three 'parents'. Two women and one man.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-43767/Worlds-GM-babies-born.html

Makes me want to watch Gattaca again.

What I find most fascinating with this process is the immediate uptake of foreign DNA into the already existing compositions.

It's really extrodinary, but I feel the risk of mutations that will affect the individual to be greatly increased.

DNA already stuggles on a second to second basis to maintain its integrity. Such a project puts that very process to the grind stone.

While I'm not overly concerned with the ethics at this juncture, I do feel the risk of alienating the project through this loose method of tampering to be extreme in the broad sense of the word.

EDIT: I should clarify that I am aware of many instances of foreign DNA being integrated into existing genomes. I am merely expressing fascination that it happens so readily in the Oocyte without a large presence of enzymes/proteins to perform the action.

This post was edited by piddywiffle on Jul 5 2012 07:52am

Now, to start an army..

amazing they are giving a sterile woman the gift to bear life, and the "irrationalists" are calling it unethical
ask the mother who has now the ability to bear a child if this is unethical... mother fuckers...

lol eugenics

We need to spend more money researching fertility treatments to combat the global underpopulation problem.

Guys, its 6:45am. Some of us just realized where we are, and this, this is some, 'Red State,' shit. I just had some super creepy country music dreams.. I'm so glad to be alive and not country..

Guys, its 6:45am. Some of us just realized where we are, and this, this is some, 'Red State,' shit. I just had some super creepy country music dreams.. I'm so glad to be alive and not country..

/e creepy Jesus radio playing right now

//ee sry for the double post. The radio station is playing a, 'where raising a lot of heaven,' commercials. One out of ten people say Puffy's steaks are from god.

This post was edited by wheniwassevenishotacheetah on Jul 22 2012 06:17am

^^

e: as to this topic, well first of all article has no sources, which bugs me. Secondly, the main ethical problem in question is the risk of complications. I'm no expert, but i have a sensation that chances of said things occurring are not unsubstantial.

This post was edited by Ocen on Jul 22 2012 04:34pm