Design Your Own Baby: Patent Granted

Genetics company 23andMe was just granted a patent on technology that allows you to design a child in the same way you might a car or a house. Is this really the future of baby-making? And if so, is this a good or bad development? Anthony dives deep into the patent for answers. Read More: A 23andMe Patent http://blog.23andme.com/news/a-23andme-patent/ "Last week, 23andMe was awarded a patent for which we applied more than five years ago, and which relates to one of the tools we offer individuals as part of their genetic exploration." United States Patent No. 8543339 http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8543339.pdf Gamete Donor Selection Based On Genetic Calculations Personal-genetics firm denies pursuit of designer babies in patent filing http://blogs.nature.com/news/2013/10/personal-genetics-firm-denies-pursuit-of-designer-babies-in-patent-filing.html "The consumer genetics firm 23andMe was last week awarded a US patent for a method to predict a baby's traits based on its parents' DNA, the company announced." Personal-genetics company patent raises hackles http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/05/personal-genetics-company-patent-raises-hackles.html "The consumer-genetics testing company 23andMe, based in Mountain View, California, announced its first patent this week, and some of its customers aren't happy." Watch More: Is China Making Super Babies? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlas4vQTp8E 3 Parent Babies? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQxsW_H5qr4 Ignite Your Childlike State of Wonder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCCHn1cWhOg&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLS0CO0PT_kEJ7V1WlDeHdpXpgjQsq7zJI ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook http://facebook.com/dnews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com