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Another Chance to be Wiser - Germline Editing

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Germline Editing             Photo: Shutterstock   Today's knowledge share is about Germline Editing So, imagine you could create the type of human we want. Whoever, whatever. For those looking for the perfect man or the perfect woman, here is your chance. Just like Kyle XY the movie (don’t ask me, just go watch it), you can choose features of body parts you want, make him/her resistant to a disease e.g HIV AIDS, for people who like it bare. (If you know, you know). This is called Germline Editing . Don't mind the big word. It just means editing your man's sperm or your woman's egg or somebody else embryo with the purpose of making genetically-modified children or children that meet specific characteristic features. Simple. It is almost like editing an MS Word document. Do I smell fear? or Excitement... Ahh, a little of both, or perhaps “end-time things” Well, this can be a good and bad thing. Imagine me telling my gynaecologist that