Those most immediately at risk are children, who are in danger of having their genetic material manipulated in damaging ways. The harm can be physical (stillbirths, deformities, and genetic disorders); but, even genetic engineering that is technically successful can cause psychosocial harm to children, who may be shunned by peers for being odd-looking or merely “different.”
最先面对风险的是儿童，他们面临着遗传物质受有害操纵的危险。危害可能是生理的（死胎、畸形和遗传缺陷），但即使是技术成功的基因工程也可能给儿童带来心理危害，他们可能会遭遇玩伴异样的目光，被视为“异类”。