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Up For Debate: Prohibit Genetically Engineered Babies?
Newsy partners with Intelligence Squared U.S. to restore critical thinking. In this debate, experts weigh creating genetically engineered babies.
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Posted: 10:56 a.m. EDT Apr 12, 2018
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