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Genetic modelers predict screening embryos for height or intelligence would lead to an increase of 2.5cm in height ~3 IQ points, in an average scenario.
Authors think the gain is small. But ask a short person if they'd like that extra inch?
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Authors think the gain is small. But ask a short person if they'd like that extra inch?
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Here is our 2017 scoop on the notion of scoring embryos with polygenic scores technologyreview.com/s/609204/eugen… (2/3)
I wished the authors had looked at something serious, like the type 1 diabetes. Then the question is, what's the chance a father with Type 1 can you avoid having a child with it? (3/3)
