"In November 2018, the world was shocked to learn that two babies had been born in China with DNA edited while they were embryos -- as dramatic a development in genetics as the 1996 cloning of Dolly the sheep. In this book, Hank Greely tells the fascinating story of this human experience and its consequences. Freely explains what Chinese scientist He Jiankui did, how he did it, and how the public and other scientists learned about and reacted to this...

"With the advent of CRISPR gene-editing technology, designer babies have become a reality. Françoise Baylis insists that scientists alone cannot decide the terms of this new era in human evolution. Members of the public, with diverse interests and perspectives, must have a role in determining our future as a species."-- "Designer babies, once found only in science fiction, have become a reality. We are entering a new era of human evolution with...