Designer Babies

2025-04-21

Episode 17 - Designer Babies This week on Prosthetic Gods, Nir and J discuss the ethics of parents being able to choose the genetic characteristics of their children. Is “germinal choice” good for parents, children, society? Show Notes: He Jiankui and Gene-Edited Babies Sandel Michael J. 2007. The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering. Cambrige: Harvard University Press De-extinction of Direwolves Credits: Hosted by James Hughes and Nir EisikovitsProduced by Jake B...

Episode 17 - Designer Babies

This week on Prosthetic Gods, Nir and J discuss the ethics of parents being able to choose the genetic characteristics of their children. Is “germinal choice” good for parents, children, society?

Show Notes:

He Jiankui and Gene-Edited Babies

Sandel Michael J. 2007. The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering. Cambrige: Harvard University Press

De-extinction of Direwolves

Credits:

Hosted by James Hughes and Nir Eisikovits
Produced by Jake Burley
Music by Jake Burley

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