What if you could read the DNA of your future child? | Noor Siddiqui
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What if you could read the DNA of your future child? | Noor Siddiqui

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 19, 202615 min
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For all of human history, a baby's DNA was determined by chance at conception: the so-called genetic lottery. "That era is over," says Noor Siddiqui, whose company builds screening tools to read the whole genome of embryos in an effort to give parents more genetic information than standard IVF. She makes the case that this kind of technology helps families understand and reduce health risks, raising the question: How much should we know about our children's DNA before birth? (Followed by a brief Q&A with TED’s vision steward Sal Khan) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

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You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Heu. For all of human history, a baby's DNA has been determined by chance at conception,

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the so-called genetic lottery. For 300,000 years, every parent in human history handed their child a genetic hand they'd never seen. There was no way to know what was in it, no way to prepare, and no way to choose health.

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The genetic lottery ran, and you got what you got. That era is over. That's reproductive technology researcher Nor Siddiqui. Her company Orchid builds screening tools to read the whole genome of embryos.

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