>they think of themselves as companies that address diseases. They are concerned with the ill, rather than people seeking cosmetic changes Agreed. The joke bei

>they think of themselves as companies that address diseases. They are concerned with the ill, rather than people seeking cosmetic changes Agreed. The joke being that black hair (or blonde hair or red hair) is a disease that can be "cured" by a different hair color :) >backlash ... [against] designer babies Agreed that this is an issue, especially if the treatment were marketed at unborn children. It may be better to focus on cosmetic treatments for adults to try and avoid this. I expect this technology will eventually become ubiquitous in our lifetimes, with the only question being the time frame for which it will come to pass