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![As scientists learn more about how the complex way genes combine and work together to create human traits, the idea of "designer babies" becomes less and less likely.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/dna-pipette-gene-editing-bca26261397948b8e653983877ea1460922b0dc9-e1556832732116-900x422.jpg)
Why Making A ‘Designer Baby’ Would Be Easier Said Than Done
By: Richard Harris | NPR
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Ethical concerns aside, the genetic ingredients for human traits are so complex that editing a few embryonic genes is unlikely to have much effect — or achieve the fantasy of enhancing humans.
![A few women who have had trouble conceiving children have started going to a clinic in Ukraine that is doing something no one else is doing: making babies for them with DNA from three different people.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/3-baby-19d4b9476f03414dc53223f8ba466e5d09b70f7d-900x422.jpg)
Her Son Is One Of The Few Children To Have 3 Parents’ DNA
Several women who have had trouble conceiving children have gone to a clinic in Ukraine that is doing something unique: using DNA from three different people to create a healthy embryo.