This is a story I’ve been following about the UK first ‘designer baby’. She was born on July 14, and the first story came out a few days later. Designer baby is a perfect match New hope for sick tot Joshua By Nigel Gould, Health Correspondent 04 August 2005 AN Ulster mum was jubilant today…
Savior Siblings – PGD
Selecting your genetic best for IVF @ ABC News
Karen Barrow from ABC News Healthology section on their website talks about PGD. Read the article here.
Designer baby Jodie leaves hospital @ Belfast Telegraph
Designer baby Jodie leaves hospital By Nigel Gould 19 July 2005 She may be only four days old – but little Jodie Fletcher is already a history-maker. And this is the first picture of the babe-in-arms since leaving the Royal’s maternity unit in Belfast for her new home in Moira. Tiny Jodie is everything Julie…
Switzerland aproves PGD @ Swissinfo
House or Representatives has come out in favour of lifting the ban on the screening of human embryos for genetic diseases. …it is time Switzerland lifted the ban on PGD. The procedure is permitted in many European countries including Britain, Denmark, Norway, France and Spain. “We see strong reasons against, but that does not mean…
Should science reshape the human race? @ The Age
Here’s what they are talking about in Australia regarding PGD. Do parents have a moral obligation to create perfect babies? And are we ready for a future in which only the “best” are born? Amanda Dunn and Tom Noble consider the argument. It’s an idea that’s as discomforting as it is intriguing: that one day,…
The book
I’m writing a book! Paulina remembers more things than I do, she has a better memory(among lots of other things). I constantly go to Paulina with questions looking for more details so when I say ‘I” it really means ‘We’. I (we) started to write formally around February 23rd. 2005 after Andy’s last hospitalization. I…
PGD in NZ @ Scoop NZ
The Guidelines on PGD have been approved by the New Zealand Minister of Health. Very good definitions of PGD in the article. More here.
PGD fails @ ABC News Durham
Extreme Scientific Measures Taken To Save One Child Fails, by Barbara Gibbs There’s heart breaking news to report about the birth of a baby conceived to save his brother’s life. He is not perfect bone marrow match for his 5-year-old brother Henry. .. Harper Moore is one of only a few so-called “designer babies” ever…
Selección Genetica @ Reforma
Mi comentario sobre este artículo publicado hoy en el periódico Reforma es el siguiente: Me parece interesante que pongan esta noticia en primera plana.. Pero me parece de muy mal gusto y falta de profesionalismo que escriban un reportaje de esa manera. No da detalles del procedimiento y al no hacerlo provoca que el lector…
Technology Review / MIT & Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Technology Review: Massachusetts Institute of Technology magazine of innovation that covers the world of practical technology talks about Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) on their December 2004 issue. They define PGD as follows: PGD is a state-of-the-art diagnostic procedure used with in vitro fertilization to test embryos for genetic disorders. It is also used to detect…