title: [Towards the perfect child].
abstract: Sequencing technology now makes possible non-invasive prenatal diagnosis, and may soon allow detailed examination of the embryo genome from analysis of a single cell. These positive developments that avoid potentially dangerous procedures also raise the possibility of choosing the "best" embryo on potentially frivolous criteria.
authors.affiliation: CoReBio PACA, parc scientifique de Luminy, Marseille Cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis