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Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis

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Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. My essay will be about PGD. PGD is becoming more useful and there are many different things that it can theoretically cure many genetic illnesses. It also has the ability to wipe out these faulty genes so that people, in the future have less chance of being very ill and having deadly genetic diseases Even though there are obviously many positives about this PGD. There are many people who can't stand the idea of it. They see it as playing god and interfering with Mother Nature, They see it as totally against moral ethics and also could have many long-term negative effects, as this has not been tested long term. What is Pre implantation Genetic Diagnosis Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis is the process of which a cell is removed at the 8-cell stage and then checked for genetic disorders. If the embryo is found to have a genetic disorder it...

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