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The new method shows sperm and eggs so they can be selected to produce the perfect baby, chosen by the parents in US. However, Australian researchers believe this method is unpractical and cannot be used in real life.(Image by http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baby_on_Back.jpg)

The US private Company “23andMe” has found a way for future parents to manipulate their unborn baby to prevent any health problems. Some say though, that this could be the beginning of “designer babies”.

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Friday, October 4 2013

Produced By Daria Dolgova

Featured in storyAssociate Professor Jayne Luke - Principal research fellow, Centre for Clinical Research, University of QueenslandDr Leslie Cannold - Medical assistant, Centre for Gender Leadership and Social Sustainability, Monash University

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