Designer Babies Aren’t Futuristic. They’re Already Here.

October 22, 2018

(MIT Technology Review) – All embryo testing does fit the “designer” label in one important way, however: it is not available to everybody.  Matthew and Olivia opted in to what is a quiet but significant trend. Although the number of couples using this technology remains small, it is growing rapidly. According to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, the number of US IVF attempts with single-gene testing rose from 1,941 in 2014 to 3,271 in 2016, an increase of almost 70%.