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#533 - Matthew Cobb - Should We Genetically Edit Human Life?
Modern Wisdom
Eye Color Is So Complex That You Can't Tell From Eye Color
The latest estimate is that there are over 60 genes involved in producing eye color. So if you wanted to have a blue-eyed baby, that would be very, very difficult. You could not guarantee it under current technology. Some companies in America say they will screen your embryo for intelligence or blue eyes and so on. But I think we better off giving our children lots of books to read and encouraging them to be curious than having screening done by these companies.
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