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Can Embryos Determine College Aptitude?

We have the technology, but embryo aptitude testing sits in an ethical gray area for many.

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If you liked the movie GATTACA, we’ve got a story for you. According to a recent MIT Technology Review article, a  survey of US adults found that 40% would likely test their IVF embryos for intellectual aptitude. The research, published in the journal Science, showed surprisingly strong support for such tests, which are viewed as risky and controversial by ethicists and gene scientists. While one company in the US, Genomic Prediction, already markets embryo prediction tests, these only offer scores for a child’s likelihood of developing common diseases such as schizophrenia or diabetes later in life.

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