Horizon · SEASON 42
Who's Afraid of Designer Babies?
Episode 7 · 2005-02-24
- Documentary
Episode overview
This Horizon episode is about genetics in humans. Every parent wants their child to have the best in life. But would this extend to picking the best genes for them? To date, genetic technology has only been used to treat serious disease in children. But as ways are developed to manipulate our DNA, there are those who think that parents will inevitably want to choose their children's genes, and create 'designer babies'.
60 minutes
Season 42 episodes
1. Global Dimming2005-01-13
2. Einstein's Unfinished Symphony2005-01-20
3. Einstein's Equation of Life and Death2005-01-27
4. Living with ADHD2005-03-03
5. Neanderthal2005-02-10
6. An Experiment to Save the World2005-02-17
7. Who's Afraid of Designer Babies?2005-02-24
8. The Lost Civilisation of Peru2005-03-03
9. The Next Megaquake2005-05-22
10. Does the MMR Jab Cause Autism?2005-05-29
11. Malaria: Defeating the Curse2005-06-05
12. Tsunami: Naming the Dead2005-09-01
13. The Hawking Paradox2005-09-08
14. The Mystery of the Human Hobbit2005-09-15
15. The Doctor Who Makes People Walk Again?2005-10-06
16. Can Fish Make My Child Smart?2005-10-06
17. Madagascar - A Treetop Odyssey2005-10-13
18. Titan. A Place Like Home?2005-11-10
19. The 7/7 Bombers: A Psychological Investigation2005-12-08
20. The Ghost in Your Genes2005-12-15
