Unnatural Selection: Genetic Engineering and the Human of the Future

When in 2018 the first genetically modified humans were born - Chinese twins Lulu and Nana, humanity faced possibilities that seemed like fantasy just recently. But alongside this, new risks and questions arose. Is it possible to use genetic engineering... to prevent diseases? Or to choose the eye color or character traits of future children? How far can we go in changing the genome? Reflecting on these questions, Swedish science journalist Torill Kornfeldt visited an IVF clinic in South Korea, an oncology hospital in China, a biohacker lab in the USA, and met with scientists, patients, public figures, and parents eager to change their children's genes. In her book, Kornfeldt discusses the rapid development of genetic technologies currently taking place, the potential consequences of these processes, and the new ethical dilemmas that humanity will inevitably face.