This week, we dive deep into the scandal that rocked the scientific world as a researcher used an experimental gene editing technique on two viable embryos implanted and currently being carried to term. Experts decried his work as shoddy, sloppy, amateurish, and potentially harmful, while pundits are issuing dire warnings of a Gattaca-style brave new world of designer babies around the corner. We cut through the gloom and doom, tackle the complexities behind editing genes, and discuss the pitfalls of trying to design an embryo to arbitrary standards of perfection, along with a fun little detour into the craziness of old-timey medicine.