With the advent of genetic engineering technology like CRISPR, the topic of designer babies has come back with a vengeance, along with all the bioethical quandaries: Should parents be able to shape their child's mental and physical traits before they're even born? Will non-engineered children take on social stigma? Will only the rich be able to save their children from a predisposition to diseases like diabetes or brain cancer?
Well, here's another troubling question: What if you could create 80 potential kids, peer into their DNA profile, and choose which one to keep based on its genetic makeup?
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