Within three decades sexual intercourse will no longer
be necessary to conceive a child. Instead, parents will choose from a range of
embryos made with their DNA in a laboratory, a Stanford professor claims.
Hank Greely, who directs Stanford Law School's Center
for Law and Biosciences, believes that although the reproductive technology
already exists to create life outside of the womb, over time the process will
become less expensive, as Quartz reported.
When many embryos are created couples will be able to
choose which ones they want and screen out the embryos that carry potential for
diseases, he said.
Greely also believes that parents will one day be able
to select the hair and eye color for their children, and eventually even more
complex traits like intelligence.
