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Breakthrough ignites ‘superbaby’ debate

Ten fingers, ten toes: The first thing new parents do is ask: "Is my baby healthy?" In the future, this could be all but guaranteed.

Should we create ‘designer babies’? Scientists at a US university have found a cleaner, safer way to edit genes. But some worry about where this science could take us.