Quoted: That discussion is particularly important, says Alta Charo, who studies law and ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Although scientists and ethicists tend to focus on dealing with serious genetic disorders, the public conversation often wanders into murkier territory, such as augmentation of intelligence. “The laypress tends to do all of these covers about designer babies,” she says. “They tend to focus on the things that are the least likely to be genetically determined, but capture our imaginations the most.”
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