The birth of a genetically engineered baby could be fast approaching, with a Silicon Valley startup as the mother and a group of tech billionaires as the proud godparents.

The startup company is Preventive, a public benefit corporation, which seeks to eradicate hereditary disease by editing human embryos before birth.

Gene-editing scientist Lucas Harrington founded the company, headquartered in San Francisco, earlier this year, and has already raised $30 million.

Preventive says its mission is to prove the technology can be made safe and transparent before any attempt to create a baby is made.

Harrington posted on X when the company was announced, claiming: ‘We believe that if proven safe, this could be one of the most important health technologies of our lifetimes.’ He continued: ‘Emb

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