Wbal News Now With Bryan Nehman

Fascinating conversation this morning with Jamie Metzl, Author of “Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity.” I really believe this is going to be the moral debate of our lifetime. We are at the dawn of genetic exploration that will alter our lives for the better and possibly for the worse. There’s little doubt major advances are coming soon to better understand the human body that will come with the cures for diseases, but… and it’s a big but, we will have to grapple with how far we’re willing to go. Science fiction is turning into reality. Already “parents” can pick the eye color of their kids, and we know the number of kids born with down syndrome is almost non-existent in countries like Iceland and Austria as women are opting to terminate their pregnancies when the genetic marker comes back positive. Metzl believes in our lifetime almost all pregnancies will be done through invitro-fertilization where parents will pick the makeup of the strongest embryo. Like I said—debate of our li