1.0Harvard Gazettehttps://news.harvard.edu/gazettegazetteimporthttps://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/author/gazetteimport/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GoqqEAf8O7"><a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2004/12/designer-genetics-not-in-near-future/">Designer genetics not in near future</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2004/12/designer-genetics-not-in-near-future/embed/#?secret=GoqqEAf8O7" width="600" height="338" title="“Designer genetics not in near future” — Harvard Gazette" data-secret="GoqqEAf8O7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://news.harvard.edu/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> The genetic revolution has created tremendous excitement, but also considerable fear. As scientists identify the genes responsible for various traits and behaviors, and become more adept at transferring genetic material from one organism to another, there is growing anxiety that we are heading for a disturbingly unnatural and ill-considered future in which parents eager for their childs success will have genes governing everything from hair color to musical ability injected into the developing embryo, resulting after several generations in radical changes to the human race.https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2004/12/7-pinker1-450-2.jpg