{"id":9334,"date":"2018-11-06T08:47:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T07:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=9334"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:25:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:25:38","slug":"designer-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/11\/designer-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Designer Babies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A designer baby is one whose genetic makeup has been selected in order to get a particular trait or remove a particular defect in the baby\u2019s gene. It has become an increasingly popular procedure since it helps couples with infertility-related issues. The practice pre-selects before implantation. This procedure allows couples to screen viable embryos for various genetic traits, such as potential diseases the embryo could have and other traits that the embryo would likely attain before implanting them into the mother\u2019s womb.<\/p>\n<p>Since this has been created, it has caused uproar throughout the scientific community as to whether it is an ethical procedure or not. There are many questions that have been brought up, but these are very difficult to answer. Should there be designers babies?<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video and be ready to answer the questions that follow:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Designer Babies: The Science and Ethics of Genetic Engineering\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k1a2larfMIA?start=84&#038;wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What do you think of Designer Babies?<\/li>\n<li>What are the benefits and drawbacks of pre-implantation genetic screening?<\/li>\n<li>Would you be willing to undergo this procedure? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate A designer baby is one whose genetic makeup has been selected in order to get a particular trait or remove a particular defect in the baby\u2019s gene. It has become an increasingly popular procedure since it helps couples with infertility-related issues. The practice pre-selects before implantation. 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