#embryo selection

[isaacsapphire]

Is it eugenics for a person with a horrible genetic disease running in their family to take steps to not pass on their disease, either via pre implantation embryo testing or via choosing to not have children?

It’s eugenics to do embryo selection but not eugenics to not have children

It’s eugenics to not have children but not eugenics to do embryo selection

Both are eugenics

Neither are eugenics

It’s only eugenics if they have themselves permanently sterilized

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[sighkeynestso]

I'll bet that, to the extent that whatever Musk was using for embryo selection was effective, that a statistically disproportionate number of the children he embryo-selected to be male and have higher expected educational attainment will be trans or queer in some way, esp. given his schizo-spec background.

[ivflondon]

Embryo selection using Artificial Intelligence

Sareena Sharma on Embryo selection using AI

[metastable1]

Polygenic Selection of Embryos

Metaculus is a community dedicated to generating accurate predictions about future real-world events by aggregating the collective wisdom, insight, and intelligence of its participants.

[metastable1]

Viewpoint: Can parents select for healthier children? A new tool for predicting polygenic traits kicks off a fierce debate

Motherhood is rewarding, but pregnancy is risky. Pregnant women usually steer clear of environmental risks that can harm the child

[metastable1]

Welcome Polygenically Screened Babies

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[indiobjecti]

By Jamie Metzl (@JamieMetzl) (Gattaca 1997) Human reproduction is about to undergo a radical shift. Embryo selection, in connection with in-vitro

This comes from one of Google’s big brains.

[enrichedreproductiondevelopment]

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/32998/title/Coming-to-Terms/