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The first gene-edited babies to be successfully modified using CRISPR in China have been born. The Chinese government condemned the research and banned all relative activity in the hi-tech field. Gene-editing scenarios will become more standard as time passes, not only to ensure healthier babies with secure futures, but also to ensure parenting is not taken lightly. There is a huge race developing in the biotech sector, where private companies are developing tailored embryos that meet the buyers' criteria. Danish firms offer even a preset model of a human unit with 1,8m height, blond hair, blue eyes and a genetic tree with several PhDs in the family root.
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