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- noun biology, genetics The use of
genetics inreproduction , especially in order to choosetraits in an offspring or to minimize the risk of geneticdisease
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Examples
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They would be horrified by the word reprogenetics, and they will try to stop it.
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Some fear the worst if laws are not crafted to corral the burgeoning field of "reprogenetics," as it is called - combining reproductive technologies with genetic screening.
Livescience.com 2009
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This technological leap into “reprogenetics” will be the most important in the history of humankind because it could change the very nature of the human species.
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And the natural desire of parents to give all possible advantages to their children will be the driving force of reprogenetics.
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In the near future, we will see the technology which depends on our knowledge of DNA combine with reproductive technology to give us reprogenetics, reproductive and genetic technology, which will be able to ensure or prevent the inheritance of particular genes in children.
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Green, who envisions a nearly disease-free future in which the information gleaned from reprogenetics allows genes to be tweaked, producing healthier humans without discarding embryos.
Livescience.com 2009
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Looking forward, though, once we have reprogenetics and neurotech, kids will be much less vulnerable to unstable rearing environments.
FuturePundit 2009
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The Past and Future of 'Designer Babies' - Dissension over reprogenetics increases worldwide
bioethics.com 2009
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The Past and Future of 'Designer Babies' - Dissension over reprogenetics increases worldwide
bioethics.com 2009
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The burgeoning field of reprogenetics - genetic screening of embryos for in-vitro fertilization to eradicate genes associated with certain conditions - remains largely unregulated but screening for serious medical disorders is commonplace in the United States and Britain, according to Ronald M.
Junkfood Science 2008
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