Tech titans are trying to make one anyway. Coinbase ceo brian armstrong is an investor in a startup involved in researching the creation of genetically engineered babies Getty images for vanity fair the company says its mission is to. For months, a small company in san francisco has been pursuing a secretive project The birth of a genetically engineered baby Nov 9, 2025 in a bold and controversial move, silicon valley startups funded by prominent tech figures are advancing research into genetically engineered babies, aiming to eradicate hereditary diseases but raising alarms about ethics, safety, and the potential for “designer” children.
Regulations prohibit editing genes in embryos that could become babies But that could change, given the trump administration's deregulatory stance and support for reproductive. Late last year, dozens of researchers spanning thousands of miles banded together in a race to save one baby boy’s life The result was a world first
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