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My understanding is that China has been doing this for years.

*https://www.edge.org/response-detail/23838



>Given the Mendelian genetic lottery, the kids produced by any one couple typically differ by 5 to 15 IQ points. So this method of "preimplantation embryo selection" might allow IQ within every Chinese family to increase by 5 to 15 IQ points per generation.

Wow, that's a huge deal if it's accurate. (I don't know much about the science involved so I can't judge whether it is.)




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