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#199 - Should We Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies?

Open to Debate

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Why Is Human Genom Editing Better Than We Think?

Bailis francoise: I'm willing to be persuaded that we should use human genom editing technology to build better humans. But the problem for me is i've yet to hear what i would consider to be a really robust definition of better. And so in some sense, it's a little bit of a fad. To day, this is better, to morrow, something else is better. The other thing i haven't heard really is a really good argument that actually tells us why we should spend our time, talent and sure on this particular technology," she says.

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