Genetic Alteration
 Much like stem cell research, prenatal genetic altering also deals with humans when they are in their earliest developmental stages. Because of this, there are many similar issues between the two topics. 
 Currently in the United States, 9 out of 10 pregnant women submit to at least some prenatal screening. With this screening, we are able to detect 40 genetic defects and diseases. Much of our abilities to detect such defects are a direct result of the Human Genome Project. This project began in 1999 and was given a 15 year time limit and a budget of $3 billion in order to map out the entirety of the human genome. With this research, it is becoming not only possible to identify these defects, but theoretically possible to alter a human‘s original genetic structure so that they will be born healthy.