hey were not cloning human genes, they were making cells better.B.In the US, doctors have also faced this challenge.C.With the help of media coverage, procedures where genes are tested and treated will someday be very common.D.One day your wife or husband may be carrying a gene that has the Alzheimer disease on it and not even know it.1. Doctors could possibly save your child from future pain, but only if this procedure becomes ethical and moral.PAUSEVISUALIZATIONIII.The first US case of genetically designing a baby took place in Englewood, Colorado. A.Jack and Lisa Nash had a six year old daughter.B.Molly had a fatal genetic condition called fanconi anemia.C.Her parents hoped to create a child to save their daughters life.D.This could only happen if blood was transplanted from their second childs umbilical cord to Molly.1.Also the blood types had to match perfectly. Jack and Lisa were taking a huge risk.E.If Lisa conceived this child naturally, it would have a 25% chance of developing the condition also.F.So she and her husband decided to have embryos screened for a healthy one that did not carry this disease.G.Lisas doctors used in-vetro fertilization to help the Nashs develop the perfect child to save their daughter.H.After Adam Nash was born, the cells from his umbilical cord were transplanted into Molly.1.Her survival chances had improved from 30% to over 90%.I.Without technology advances, the Nashs and many others could possibly go throughout never having children.1. Or even worse, losing their children to deaths that could have been prevented.PAUSEConclusionACTIONI.You now know Designer Baby is not as horrible as you originally thought, but it has the possibility of being abused.II.Lets look at the Ramm family from the USA. A.The father was diagnosed as infertile.B.He and his wife wanted to have children so they turned to Dr. Robert Graham.C.Dr. Graham was the man who created the Repository for Germinal Choice.D.This sperm b...
