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IVF baby IQ could potentially be predicted

Discussion in 'TalkCeltic Pub' started by Callum McGregor, May 24, 2019.

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  1. Callum McGregor The Captain Gold Member

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    https://www.theguardian.com/society...s-could-be-able-to-choose-the-smartest-embryo


    “Couples undergoing IVF treatment could be given the option to pick the “smartest” embryo within the next 10 years, a leading US scientist has predicted.

    Stephen Hsu, senior vice president for research at Michigan State University, said scientific advances mean it will soon be feasible to reliably rank embryos according to potential IQ, posing profound ethical questions for society about whether or not the technology should be adopted.

    Hsu’s company, Genomic Prediction, already offers a test aimed at screening out embryos with abnormally low IQ to couples being treated at fertility clinics in the US.


    Accurate IQ predictors will be possible, if not the next five years, the next 10 years certainly,” Hsu told the Guardian. “I predict certain countries will adopt them.”

    Genomic Prediction’s tests are not currently available in the UK, but the company is planning to submit an application to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority by the end of the year, initially to offer a test for risk of type 1 diabetes.

    The prospect of a new generation of genetically selected babies has prompted concerns about unintended medical consequences and the potential for deepening existing social inequalities. The science underpinning the claim that intelligence can be meaningfully predicted by genetic tests is also contentious.”



    I’m interested to see how this proceeds in the future, and whether or not it’ll lead to couples, who can afford it), deliberate choosing IVF option in order to ‘genetically design’ their babies.
     
  2. Minty1888

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    ah eugenics, hitler would've been proud
     
  3. Sean Daleer Free Palestine Gold Member

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    Designer babies.

    Sickening.
     
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  4. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    The type of people who would choose this option would probably hand their baby over and take it back when it is 30 years old.

    Balloons.
     
  5. Gyp Rosetti Gold Member

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    We already have this and all the dolly ones become huns. :84:
     
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    I know somebody who loves to brag about their high IQ, and they can't change a * fuse.
     
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    IVF would be a cracking name for a terrorist organisation