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Are We Creating 'Superhumans'? US Startup Offers IQ Screening For Embryos
A US startup, Heliospect Genomics, is offering wealthy couples the option to test embryos for IQ amid growing ethical debates over genetic modification.
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Designer Babies: Moratorium on Genome Editing Needed, Say Experts
Experts from seven countries called Wednesday for a moratorium on a kind of genetic manipulation known as germline editing.
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UNESCO Experts Call for Ban on Genetic 'Editing'
A UNESCO panel of scientists, philosophers, lawyers and government ministers called Monday for a halt to genetic "editing" of the human germline, warning of the danger of tampering with hereditary traits that could lead to eugenics.
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Are We Creating 'Superhumans'? US Startup Offers IQ Screening For Embryos
A US startup, Heliospect Genomics, is offering wealthy couples the option to test embryos for IQ amid growing ethical debates over genetic modification.
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Designer Babies: Moratorium on Genome Editing Needed, Say Experts
Experts from seven countries called Wednesday for a moratorium on a kind of genetic manipulation known as germline editing.
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UNESCO Experts Call for Ban on Genetic 'Editing'
A UNESCO panel of scientists, philosophers, lawyers and government ministers called Monday for a halt to genetic "editing" of the human germline, warning of the danger of tampering with hereditary traits that could lead to eugenics.
