Comments on: Don’t Rain On My Gene Parade

By: Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD

Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD — Sat, 13 May 2006 13:06:22 +0000

Thanks, Ruth. I also blogged about the UK's PGD cancer screening last Wednesday - Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis Approved in the UK

By: ruth

ruth — Sat, 13 May 2006 12:35:49 +0000

I agree and I appreciate seeing the math. Seems that UK’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority doesn’t: they just expanded the Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis policy, allowing clinics to screen (and eliminate) embryos bearing these genes. They say it’s still case to case basis, but in principle…

I blogged about it here: The Biotech Weblog.

(Ed. note: Link edited for length.)

By: Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD

Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD — Sat, 13 May 2006 07:57:14 +0000

jbruno: Thanks for the comment! Eugenics and genetic manipulation are sensational and capture people’s attention but they are far from what’s going on in genetics today. I hope that as genomic technology advances, we have enough people in place to make sure those types of abuses don’t happen. All of us getting educated about genetics in general will certainly help!

By: jbruno

jbruno — Fri, 12 May 2006 21:51:27 +0000

Absolutely. But people don’t want to hear that their bodies might be controlled by the unseen… They like to discuss “eugenics” and the dangers of genetic manipulation.