When and where will genetic engineering of children first become widely available?
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If you mean genetic engineering for appearance, then I'd bet on the Japanese or Koreans, perhaps a generation later.
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Blindness: http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSL016653620070501?pageNumber=1
Lung Cancer: http://www.newswise.com/p/articles/view/526526/
Cancer: http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/MelanomaGeneTherapy
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/about/news/release/2006/3-gene-therapy.htm
Deafness: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7003
There is more coming with Parkinson's disease on the horizon: http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993520
The big thing is that the FDA hasn't approved any for "sale" yet. There have been several setbacks, as in any science. A boy died, another pair developed a separate disease. But, the research continues, and the potential does outweigh many of the problems.
Even further than this, look at reproduction clinics. While they are far from the "Designer Baby" stage, they are able to filter out many genetic anomolies from the parents to ensure their new baby isn't born with down's syndrome for instance.
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But I think it will eventually become widely available. I predict it will happen in Latin America first, about 30 years from now, due to lack of regulation and some random leader thinking it is a good, moral alternative to eugenics.
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