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eugenics

Latest in eugenics

An Austin eugenics startup apparently counts billionaire Elon Musk and his girlfriend, Neuralink director Shivon Zilis, among its clients.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Using Eugenics Startup to Inspect DNA of Potential Babies for Intelligence

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Gen Z entrepreneur with a passion for eugenics has launched an app that allows prospective parents to rank which embryos they want.
Developments

Genetics Startup Advertises App-Based Eugenics Service for Parents to Select “Smartest” Embryos

By Noor Al-Sibai

Heliospect Genomics is charging parents tens of thousands of dollars to "screen" human embryos in IVF for IQ levels. Does it work? Unclear.
Gene Editing

Super-Expensive Startup “Screening” Parents’ Embryos for IQ

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A former Thiel fellow has launched a startup allowing parents to pick which embryos they want to incubate based on which has the best genes.
Gene Editing

Startup That Selects Embryos with Good Genes Says It’s Not Doing Eugenics

By Noor Al-Sibai

Geneticist George Church created an FAQ for his in-development DNA dating app to address comparisons to the notorious eugenics movement.
Future Society

Geneticist Says His DNA Dating App Isn’t *Really* Eugenics

By Kristin Houser

A fertility clinic in California gives would-be parents the option of scanning embryos for eye color, putting us one step closer to "designer babies."
Prosthetics and Devices

You Can Now Pick Your Baby’s Eye Color Before You’re Even Pregnant

By Kristin Houser

Dr. Paul Knoepfler Answers Questions on CRISPR and the Advent of Designer Babies
Prosthetics and Devices

Dr. Paul Knoepfler Answers Questions on CRISPR and the Advent of Designer Babies

By June Javelosa

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