0 a baby whose genes have been chosen by its parents and doctors so that it has particular characteristics --
In the book he takes a positive view on human cloning, designer babies and similar prospects.
It has also been suggested that if designer babies were created through genetic engineering, that this could have deleterious effects on the human gene pool.
The popular label "designer baby" effectively trivializes what is at stake in such decisions.
Adam has been called the world's first savior sibling and the first designer baby.
