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What is Embryonic Gene Testing and what is the controversy behind this testing?

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As time changes so does technology. Technology is becoming more advanced and most of the time it impacts the world in a positive way. Embryonic gene testing is an intervention that it used to prevent and inform in order to evoke change and impact the world in a positive way (Gleicher, 2009). Embryonic gene testing is carried out by scanning the embryo for disease.

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