My topic is genetically designing babies or pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. This is where a parent can choose the genetic makeup of their child and can decide between hair color, eye color, gender, and so on. The genes are implanted into the embryo during in vitro fertilization. I want to focus on how far we have progressed in successfully genetically designing babies, how for we could go in the future, and the bioethics behind the practice.

I have found two online articles, two books from the library, and an online article with a video interview as resources on my topic. The article with the video interview has been most helpful with explaining what the latest technology is and some of the debate that goes along with it. The books I rented from the library, including Unzipped Genes and Designing Babies, were both written in the late 90's and will not be very helpful in describing the latest technological developments, but are full of discussion on the bioethics of birth.  The other two journal articles I found are both packed full of information on the bioethics concerning human embryos.

I will run into a lot of challenges when writing this paper. The first challenge I have already encountered is finding up to date resources to use for my topic. One way I could solve this would be to ask my professors if they could point me in the right direction. I keep finding sources from the late 90's and early 2000's but I need something from the '10 to '11 range for my paper to be accurate. Another challenge will be my general struggle with writing in the first place. I could go to the writing center a couple times or just ask for help from my friends if it gets bad. I also feel like it will be a lot better now that I can pick what topic I want to talk about.