https://www.yourgenome.org/facts/what-is-crispr-cas9
Watch the video TED Talks The ethical dilemma of designer babies – Paul Knoepfler
Watch the video A Moral Dilemma: Saviour Sibling or Spare Part Baby?
Read CRISPR-Cas9 and Watch CRISPR Basics
1.In the TEDTalk,Paul Knoepfler talked about two hypothecial kids, Jenna and Maryann. Describe what he said were the differences between a “natural’ kid and a “GM’ kid.
2. What kind of risks/issues, good and bad, can be seen with these “GM” kids?
3. Explain how CRISPR-Cas9 is used to create GM kids.
4. Is it wrong to produce designer babies, tested to ensure the absence of harmful genes, to be tissue donors for sick siblings? Share your thoughts.