Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 13, No. 1 (1996), pp. 51-61 (11 pages) The aim of this article is to determine whether genetic engineering is ever acceptable. The prominent arguments which have ...

What if you could screen embryos for diseases before they became babies? What if you had the power to choose the traits your baby would have? Would you use it? These practically polar opposite ...

Want a bespoke baby? Check the beauty, brains, or brawn boxes on the embryo order form. Genetic tinkering is no longer science fiction — it’s a market without legal guidelines or societal buy-in. But ...

Are our consciences keeping up with our biotech advances? Lately I have found myself participating in three distinct discourses about parenting. The first is a heady one among intellectuals about the ...

“Predictive indicators for whether a baby will be vulnerable to certain diseases after birth, as well as their future height, skin tone, and other traits, are becoming increasingly sophisticated.

In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do. By Carl Zimmer At the heart of all life is a code.

The EU has agreed allow certain foods altered using genetic engineering techniques to be sold without special labeling under ...