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EPISODE · Jul 8, 2013 · 36 MIN

P.I.D. Radio 7/8/13: Virtually Real

from PID Radio · host Derek and Sharon Gilbert

A COUPLE in Philadelphia recently gave birth to a baby from an embryo selected through a cutting-edge procedure called "next-generation sequencing".  This technology was developed to read whole genomes cheaply and quickly.  Are we on the verge of a generation of designer babies?Also: PID Radio begins a Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule; Global Future 2045 and your future as an avatar; Morsi's fall tied to Muslim (Sunni vs. Shia) civil war; and Oprah Winfrey to appear at T.D. Jakes' MegaFest 2013 (see this article at the Christian Apologetics Research Ministry on Jakes' doctrinal position on the Trinity).Please visit the P.I.D. Radio Facebook page. Find links to the articles we discuss at P.I.D. News, discuss the topics at the P.I.D. Radio Cafe, and don’t forget the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.Click the arrow on the player below to listen now, or right-click (control-click if you have a Mac) the "download" link to save the mp3 file to your hard drive.

A COUPLE in Philadelphia recently gave birth to a baby from an embryo selected through a cutting-edge procedure called "next-generation sequencing".  This technology was developed to read whole genomes cheaply and quickly.  Are we on the verge of a generation of designer babies?Also: PID Radio begins a Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule; Global Future 2045 and your future as an avatar; Morsi's fall tied to Muslim (Sunni vs. Shia) civil war; and Oprah Winfrey to appear at T.D. Jakes' MegaFest 2013 (see this article at the Christian Apologetics Research Ministry on Jakes' doctrinal position on the Trinity).Please visit the P.I.D. Radio Facebook page. Find links to the articles we discuss at P.I.D. News, discuss the topics at the P.I.D. Radio Cafe, and don’t forget the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.Click the arrow on the player below to listen now, or right-click (control-click if you have a Mac) the "download" link to save the mp3 file to your hard drive.

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