OPINION (Daily Star) – Parents will be able to buy designer DNA including that of desirable celebrities by 2050, an expert has predicted. Futurologist Dr. Ian Pearson believes parents will one day be able to choose from a “massive library of potential offspring”. The ex-cybernetics engineer contends we will be able to insert chosen DNA into an egg to modify attributes including athleticism and good looks. But astonishingly, he theorizes that celebrity DNA may be bought for parents to tailor the looks of their own offspring. This
would mean parents could attempt to give their son the hunky facial features of actor Ryan Gosling, or the spellbinding beauty of pop singer Beyonce. Dr. Pearson told Daily Star Online: “By 2050 this should be possible, the main barrier being regulation. “It’s unlikely that governments will allow trading in celeb DNA or even customized DNA for your own kids, but given how society’s values change, who knows?” In a blog post titled The Future of Reproductive Choice on his site Futurizon, he added: “We would almost certainly be able to simply assemble any chosen DNA and insert it into an egg from which the DNA has been removed. READ MORE
