Overview on designer babies

1. 𝗞𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆
𝗦𝗮𝗵𝘆𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲
𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆
𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰:𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗲𝘀
𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
𝗗𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗶
𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿
𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆
𝗦𝗮𝗵𝘆𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲
𝗦𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗮
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺,
𝗞𝗮𝘃𝘆𝗮 𝗛𝗥
𝗜 𝗠𝗦𝗰 𝗜 𝗦𝗲𝗺
𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆
𝗦𝗮𝗵𝘆𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲
𝗦𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗮

2. Contents:
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐭
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡.
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬
𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐦 cell method
Pre implantation methodmethod
Advantages and disadvantages
Safety concern
Conclusion
Referens

3. INTRODUCTION
• Designer baby is a term that refers to the production of a
genetically engineered baby.
• These babies are designed while still in the womb to
achieve more desired looks,skills,talents.
• A baby whose genetic makeup has been artificially
selected by genetic engineering to ensure the presence
or absence of particular genes or characteristics.

4. • A designer baby is a baby that is the result of genetic
screening or genetic modification. Embryos may be
screened prior to imlantation. Or possibly gene therapy
techniques could be used to create desired traits in a
child.

5. Real life situation
 In October of 2000, Adam Nash was the worlds first
designer baby born by preimplantation genetic
diagnosis(PGD).
 PGD refers to screening procedures performed on embryos
to check for genetic disorders prior to implantation and
pregnancy.
 Combined with invitro fertilization(IVF), a process by which
egg cells are fertilized by sperm outside the womb.
 Embryos grown to the eight cell stage and are checked for
genetic disorders.
 It’s a major treatment in infrtility.

8. Reasons for the formation of
designer babies
The specific genetic disease will be screened
before hand.
 By editing the DNA of these cells or the
embryo itself, it could be possible to correct
disease genes and pass those genetic fixes
on future generation.
 Such a technology could be used to rid
families of scourges like cystic fibrosis and
muscular dystrophy.

9. Problems associated with
designer babies
 Possibility of damage to the gene pool.
 Genes often have more than one use.
 Most of the work done are still in experimental stages.
 Only the rich can afford it.
 Termination of embryos.

10. Present status
 Now a days different fertility institutes in major cities of
US like Lose Angel,New York, Mexico etc are carrying
research.
 In a recent US survey of 999 people who participated in
genetic counseling, a majority said they supported
prenatal genetic tests for the elimination of serious
diseases.

13. Pre implantation genetic diagnosis refers to genetic
profiling of embryos prior to implantation as a form of
used to screen for a specific genetic disease, its main
advantage is that it avoids selective pregnancy
termination as the method makes it highly likely that the
baby will be free of the disease under consideration.

14. Advantages
 Allows couples who cant conceive normally to have
children.
 Allows couples to balance gender in their families.
 Genetic screening reduces the babys chances of being
born with a serious genetic disease.
 Increases the likelihood of a healthy baby.
 Reduces chances of miscarriage.
 Reduces chance of termination due to disorder.
 Can be used to save lives.

15. Disadvantages
 Moral and ethical concerns;
 Too much like playing god.
 Killing embryos that could have grown into humans.
 Social concerns;
 High cost leads to gap in society.
 Could lead to eugenics: Individuals are bred or designed to
sult social preferences.
 Genetically enhanced people may start to feel superior to
those who havent been enahanced.
 Such groups of people may become prejudiced against one
another due to a feeling of lost common humanity with non
enhanced people.

16. Safety concerns;
 Can lead to ovarian hyperstimulation
syndrome .
 Unskilled lab technology could damage
embryo during biopsy.
 The removal of cells from eight cell
embryos has implications for the well
being of people created by PGD.
.

17. Conclusion
• It seems unmoral and unethical to test embryos for
certain genes and to tamper with them.
Technology is still developing so safety concerns
are high.
• Many childrens lives could be saved.
• Fewer children would be born with genetic
disorders.

18. :
Reference:
• Designer babies:ethical considerations-
Nicholas Agar-an action bioscience. Org
original articles.
• McGee, Glenn(2000). The perfect baby: a
pragmatic approach to genetics. Roman and
littlefield.
• www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/agar.htm.
• www.youtube.com