Posts Tagged ‘Public views on polygenic screening of embryos’

Surprising number of Americans would screen embryos for intellectual aptitude, survey says

Thursday, February 23rd, 2023

A significant minority of Americans would favour genetic screening of embryos simply to boost their child’s chance to attend an elite university, a new survey indicates. Several bioethics experts and economists designed the survey to explore public opinion about in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and the hypothetical genetic testing of embryos before they are implanted in the Read more