http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/ The Future Is Here Today...Robotics, Genetics, AI, Longevity, The Brain... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-46487 Pro-Woman or Pro-Disability? – - NotEnoughGood.comNotEnoughGood.com Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:26:25 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-46487 [...] in embryos before implantation, using in-vitro fertilization. A rather disturbing quote from Singularity Hub, a science blog that focuses on genetics, longevity, and stem cells, goes so far as to say, [...] [...] in embryos before implantation, using in-vitro fertilization. A rather disturbing quote from Singularity Hub, a science blog that focuses on genetics, longevity, and stem cells, goes so far as to say, [...]

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-44133 As Safer Fetal Genetic Tests Arrive, Abortions Could Rise | Singularity Hub Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:21:51 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-44133 [...] gene therapy? Why even conceive of a child with a disorder if advanced pre-conception testing and karyomapping is available? These technologies come with their own ethical baggage, but that’s another fight [...] [...] gene therapy? Why even conceive of a child with a disorder if advanced pre-conception testing and karyomapping is available? These technologies come with their own ethical baggage, but that’s another fight [...]

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-21963 FDA Will Regulate Commercial Genetics | Singularity Hub Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:25:18 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-21963 [...] often report about new frontiers in the genetics revolution – the amazing success of prenatal screening, the dawn of synthetic genomics, chasing the causes of autism and developing [...] [...] often report about new frontiers in the genetics revolution – the amazing success of prenatal screening, the dawn of synthetic genomics, chasing the causes of autism and developing [...]

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-17108 Peter Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:26:47 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-17108 If you had genetic disease, lets take Huntington's for example, and you know that you and your family are going to go through years of pain before you die, often more than twenty years before you should; then would you not want to eradicate the problem for the next generation so no one would ever have to go through the same thing. If this does not give you a reason for supporting it then you a cruel and heartless person. If then you will not support because of compassion, support due to money. If there was nobody who ever needed to be treated in a hospital because of a genetic disease, tax would go down, the hospitals would be faster, cleaner and much more well equipped to treat the remainder of patients. It is so much harder to find a cure for 15000 diseases rather than finding a universal prevention system. If you had genetic disease, lets take Huntington’s for example, and you know that you and your family are going to go through years of pain before you die, often more than twenty years before you should; then would you not want to eradicate the problem for the next generation so no one would ever have to go through the same thing. If this does not give you a reason for supporting it then you a cruel and heartless person. If then you will not support because of compassion, support due to money. If there was nobody who ever needed to be treated in a hospital because of a genetic disease, tax would go down, the hospitals would be faster, cleaner and much more well equipped to treat the remainder of patients. It is so much harder to find a cure for 15000 diseases rather than finding a universal prevention system.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-32637 Peter Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:26:00 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-32637 If you had genetic disease, lets take Huntington's for example, and you know that you and your family are going to go through years of pain before you die, often more than twenty years before you should; then would you not want to eradicate the problem for the next generation so no one would ever have to go through the same thing. If this does not give you a reason for supporting it then you a cruel and heartless person. If then you will not support because of compassion, support due to money. If there was nobody who ever needed to be treated in a hospital because of a genetic disease, tax would go down, the hospitals would be faster, cleaner and much more well equipped to treat the remainder of patients. It is so much harder to find a cure for 15000 diseases rather than finding a universal prevention system. If you had genetic disease, lets take Huntington’s for example, and you know that you and your family are going to go through years of pain before you die, often more than twenty years before you should; then would you not want to eradicate the problem for the next generation so no one would ever have to go through the same thing. If this does not give you a reason for supporting it then you a cruel and heartless person. If then you will not support because of compassion, support due to money. If there was nobody who ever needed to be treated in a hospital because of a genetic disease, tax would go down, the hospitals would be faster, cleaner and much more well equipped to treat the remainder of patients. It is so much harder to find a cure for 15000 diseases rather than finding a universal prevention system.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-16380 Paying More for Egghead Egg Donors – A Sign of Designer Babies to Come Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:46:26 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-16380 [...] Prenatal Screening Could Eradicate Genetic Disease, Replace Natural Conception [...] [...] Prenatal Screening Could Eradicate Genetic Disease, Replace Natural Conception [...]

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-13910 finalhero Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:20:19 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-13910 This is stupid. Why would you even want to do this? Yeah okay, so your kid could be perfect and healthy. To have a perfect kid would be unnatural. It would also be taking away some factors that would contribute to natural death, meaning a longer lifespan and more people on the planet. We're already overcrowded in a lot of areas so to do this would just make it worse. It's not just that i think this is a terrible idea... i think it's one of the worst ideas ever. Why not just leave it to nature and let it be? If you do this and your kid has a disease/birth defect what are you going to do, scrap them and start over? I would never ever do this. This is stupid. Why would you even want to do this? Yeah okay, so your kid could be perfect and healthy. To have a perfect kid would be unnatural. It would also be taking away some factors that would contribute to natural death, meaning a longer lifespan and more people on the planet. We're already overcrowded in a lot of areas so to do this would just make it worse. It's not just that i think this is a terrible idea… i think it's one of the worst ideas ever. Why not just leave it to nature and let it be? If you do this and your kid has a disease/birth defect what are you going to do, scrap them and start over? I would never ever do this.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-13429 Counsyl – Test Yourself for Genetic Risk Before Having a Baby | Singularity Hub Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:48:17 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-13429 [...] Leaving all the financial interests aside for a moment, I should note that the UGT isn’t the most advanced genetic screen available. Not by a long shot. There are 1000s of diseases with genetic causes. The UGT only focuses on about 100, and each of those is linked to a single gene variant. In other words, these are the simplest genetic diseases to screen for. The big selling point for Counsyl then is that they are able to offer the UGT so cheaply. It won’t catch everything, but it will catch the (relatively) common stuff. If you want more rigorous tests try karyomapping. [...] [...] Leaving all the financial interests aside for a moment, I should note that the UGT isn’t the most advanced genetic screen available. Not by a long shot. There are 1000s of diseases with genetic causes. The UGT only focuses on about 100, and each of those is linked to a single gene variant. In other words, these are the simplest genetic diseases to screen for. The big selling point for Counsyl then is that they are able to offer the UGT so cheaply. It won’t catch everything, but it will catch the (relatively) common stuff. If you want more rigorous tests try karyomapping. [...]

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-9839 Genetic Testing of Chinese Children: Fraud and Future | Singularity Hub Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:20:23 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-9839 [...] seen that certain babies could show us the most likely genes that key for muscle strength. Prenatal screening for a few genetic defects is already common place, and could expand indefinitely in the future. By [...] [...] seen that certain babies could show us the most likely genes that key for muscle strength. Prenatal screening for a few genetic defects is already common place, and could expand indefinitely in the future. By [...]

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-8927 marge Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:21:45 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-8927 What is the cost for screening embryos for detected genes? What is the cost for screening embryos for detected genes?

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-31550 marge Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:21:00 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-31550 What is the cost for screening embryos for detected genes? What is the cost for screening embryos for detected genes?

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-6778 World of Science Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:02:43 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-6778 The generally accepted guidelines for eligibility of pregnant women for prenatal diagnosis by amniocentesis or CVS are based on evidence that the risk that the fetus is abnormal is at least as great as the risk of miscarriage from the procedure itself. The generally accepted guidelines for eligibility of pregnant women for prenatal diagnosis by amniocentesis or CVS are based on evidence that the risk that the fetus is abnormal is at least as great as the risk of miscarriage from the procedure itself.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-31549 World of Science Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:02:00 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-31549 The generally accepted guidelines for eligibility of pregnant women for prenatal diagnosis by amniocentesis or CVS are based on evidence that the risk that the fetus is abnormal is at least as great as the risk of miscarriage from the procedure itself. The generally accepted guidelines for eligibility of pregnant women for prenatal diagnosis by amniocentesis or CVS are based on evidence that the risk that the fetus is abnormal is at least as great as the risk of miscarriage from the procedure itself.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-6756 Matthew Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:01:26 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-6756 I thought there was about 4,000 genetic disorders, not 15,000. I thought there was about 4,000 genetic disorders, not 15,000.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/07/21/prenatal-screening-could-eradicate-genetic-disease-replace-natural-conception/#comment-31548 Matthew Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:01:00 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=5380#comment-31548 I thought there was about 4,000 genetic disorders, not 15,000. I thought there was about 4,000 genetic disorders, not 15,000.

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