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A fertility doctor says that he can help parents choose a lot more than the baby's gender. Hattie Kauffman reports on the controversy surrounding designer babies. PGD was created to screen for _____________________. It was then used for ___________________. By next year eye-colour will have been determined with an 80% _____________. Dr Jeffrey Steinberg is a pioneer in ___________________. Kirsten and Matt Landon used Dr Steinbers’s clinic to select ______________. Most people support PGD when it comes to ___________________ serious diseases. Dr Steinberg is in favour of using technology for _____________________. Dr Caplan thinks we will be able to choose certain characteristics just because we will have a(n) _____________________ for them. Dr Caplan disagrees with the idea that a doctor has the obligation to offer his patients the possibility to choose if the technology is ______________________. Dr. Caplan wonders if everything is ____________________ at the fertil...

More than 100,000 people are eager to make themselves at home on another planet. They've applied for a one-way trip to Mars, hoping to be chosen to spend the rest of their lives on uncharted territory, according to an organization planning the manned missions. There were 200,000 people who applied to participate in the project called Mars One. It's a private enterprise to establish a permanent human settlement on Mars and film a reality show along the way. "Mars One Way" documents the thoughts and theories of Five hopeful Mars One astronauts as they contemplate the reality of leaving planet Earth forever, for a new home on Mars. I'd like to thank Sara for recommending this video. The Mars One mission is a one-way ticket to the Red Planet. It’s scheduled for 2023, when the first group of 4 men and women will land on Mars. There, they’re expected to collect data, plant oxygen-producing vegetation and prepare the planet for human colonization. Despite the obvi...

WHO IS SADIQ KHAN? It's the rags-to-riches story of a poor boy done well. Sadiq Khan is the son of a London bus driver and a seamstress. He grew up on a government funded housing estate in a poorer area of the city and attended a local state school. But what is behind the rise of the likely new mayor and what will he do as chief politician of one of the world's most powerful cities?

Join us on our journey into the year 2050. What will influence everyday reality then? Frank Appel, CEO Deutsche Post DHL: "Only those who think about alternatives can devise robust strategies."