GENETICALLY ENGINEERED BABIES ARE BANNED. TECH TITANS ARE TRYING TO MAKE ONE ANYWAY

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Preventive, a startup backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his husband, as well as Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, is working toward creating genetically engineered human children. Editing gene embryos with the intention of creating babies is banned in the US and many countries, so the company has been searching for places to experiment where the practice is allowed. Preventive is part of a growing number of startups funded by powerful people in Silicon Valley that are pushing the boundaries of fertility and working to commercialize reproductive genetic technologies.