As much of a cliché as it is, I fear we are sleepwalking towards the world of Gattaca, like a ghastly scene of a train crash. The details may sicken us, but we are still helplessly attracted by it.<p>Even the rhetoric used gives me the creeps. Quoting a paragraph from the article:<p>&gt; <i>Critics of germline therapy argue that any couple at risk of passing on a genetic disorder to their children could avoid the outcome by going through IVF and having their embryos screened for problematic genes, by using donated sperm or eggs, or adopting. Future uses could see germline editing used to lower people’s chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions by removing high risk genes.</i><p>The last sentence alone could have been used as a newspaper clipping and inserted at the beginning of this deleted scene: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=PFjaOnCp0lo" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=PFjaOnCp0lo</a><p>Less than 20 years from satire to a policy talking point.