An incredibly complicated question … the most fundamental, existentialist question

Headlines and reporting continue to roll in on the news of scientists shutting off the extra 21st Chromosome in cells in a petri dish. In another column, a father ponders some of the same issues that have been on my mind with this news. Continue Reading

Down syndrome needs to be “blocked,” “fixed,” “cured,” and “silenced.”

Following up on the news from yesterday, headlines reporting on the development where scientists have "turned off" the extra 21st Chromosome that is the basis for Down syndrome spread a telling message of what news editors think will grab the public's attention: Continue Reading