Edit Your Perfect Future Baby?
Blue eyes? Tall? Fast learner? Strong immunity?

Date: 17th December 2075
Imagine stepping into a future where creating a child feels less like biology and more like art. A world where parenthood begins not with uncertainty, but with possibility. Where a couple doesn’t just hope their child gets the “good genes”… they choose them.
The room they enter is nothing like a clinic. It looks more like a high-end designer lounge fused with a sci-fi lab , marble floors, soft golden lighting, glass panels displaying moving strands of DNA like living sculptures. Aria and Levan, a couple who look like they walked out of a luxury magazine spread, are ushered into a private suite. They’re young, driven, beautifully dressed, brimming with excitement. Today is not just another appointment. Today, they meet their future child.
A holographic embryo opens above the polished table, spinning gently. The interface blooms around it with floating icons, cascading strands of genetic code. A soft voice welcomes them:
“Welcome to the Genome Customization Suite. Let’s begin designing your baby.”
This isn’t wishful thinking. This is... CRISPR-based germline gene editing ,the power to rewrite the foundational code of life.
Aria brushes her fingers through a holographic menu and watches as options appear like stars forming a constellation.
- Eye Color Palette: sapphire, emerald, amber, violet.
- Skin Spectrum: warm, cool, honey-gold, porcelain, rose-glow.
- Hair Architecture: curls, waves, straight with adjustable thickness.
- IQ:.................
- Unlock premium for the immune package and many more!
Levan laughs, half in disbelief. “We’re literally choosing this like a character in a game.” But it’s real, beautifully real.
Upgraded to Premium
They customize not just appearance, but the child’s inner world.
- Cognitive Traits: enhanced memory retention, faster learning pathways, better emotional regulation.
- Immune Library: resistance to major cancers, viral infections, hereditary diseases.
- Metabolic Optimization: stable energy levels, protection against obesity and diabetes.
These aren’t fantasies. They are gene edits grounded in real scientific possibilities. Not today, but undeniably soon.
Aria selects “High Neural Plasticity.” A soft shimmer passes through the embryo projection. This trait could give their child an increased capacity for learning languages, mastering instruments, adapting to challenges. A mind that bends instead of breaks.
Next, Levan taps “Cardiorespiratory Efficiency.” The embryo glows again. This child might run faster, climb higher, handle extreme environments, even resist future climates.
But it goes deeper. The couple opens the “Longevity” panel. Genes connected to cellular repair, slower aging, DNA protection. “How long can we add?” Aria asks.
“We estimate an additional 80–120 healthy years,” the voice replies. They stare at each other. Stunned. Their child may live to see cities on Mars. Perhaps even walk under the oceans. Maybe witness things humanity hasn’t dreamed of yet.
The story isn’t about vanity. It’s about evolution guided by human hands.
They continue.
Stress Resilience: to prevent anxiety disorders? Enhanced Empathy
Finally, they open the “Heritage” tab. One more feature of germline editing: these enhancements will pass to their grandchildren, and their grandchildren’s grandchildren. Their choices today ripple across centuries.
Levan whispers, “We’re changing an entire bloodline.” Aria squeezes his hand. “We’re giving them the best start possible.”
The embryo pulses. A small, perfect sphere of potential. Not science fiction anymore, but the first page of a new chapter in human existence.
Signing off : The Perfect Future Baby & THIS is my Story
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The future isn’t distant. It’s forming right beneath their fingertips and ours.
This technology may feel unsettling, even a little terrifying , but the possibilities it unlocks are extraordinary. Genetic engineering could become the next leap in the evolution of intelligent life: a way to erase devastating diseases, extend human lifespan by centuries, and prepare us to explore worlds far beyond Earth. This isn’t the time for small thinking. Whether we’re ready or not, the future of gene editing is racing toward us, transforming what once seemed like impossible science fiction into the next chapter of human reality.
SO what do YOU think?
About the Creator
Sakuni Bandara
Just Another average girl !



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