• Question: Do u think when I am older and having a family I will be able to choose.e.g.if I have a girl or boy or what colour hair they'd have or what there talents would be

    Asked by DLANG to Cathal, Dave, Karen, Bobs, Roisin on 8 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Cathal Ó Murchú

      Cathal Ó Murchú answered on 8 Mar 2017:


      We have this technology in a limited way already, however I don’t think it will be legal, as any genetic changes made to a fetus will be passed down to it’s offspring. We don’t know what kind of effect generations of tinkering with genetics will have. Excellent question!

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