Should you be able to pick your baby's genetic code?
November 27, 2025
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November 27, 2025
Should you be able to pick your baby's genetic code?
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Summary
<p>A US clinic is offering would-be parents the chance to select traits like height and intelligence to "genetically optimise" their future babies on top of the usual screenings for hereditary diseases.</p><p>Critics of the start-up company have questioned the ethics of this and experts in human genetics are also questioning the science behind it.</p><p>Niall talks to Sky's science and technology editor Tom Clarke about what the concerns are.</p><p>Producer: Tom Gillespie</p><p>Editor: Wendy Parker </p>
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