US startup offers IVF IQ screening
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•US startup charging couples to ‘screen embryos for IQ’
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Heliospect Genomics has worked with more than a dozen couples undergoing IVF , according to undercover video footage.
Video footage appears to show experimental genetic selection techniques being advertised to prospective parents.
Managers boasted their methods could produce a gain of more than six IQ points.
Experts say the development represents an ethical minefield.
Heliospect was granted access to UK Biobank data in June 2023 .
Founder Anomaly Anomaly is a well-known figure in a growing transatlantic movement that promotes genetic selection and enhancement tools.
He says parents should be encouraged to use technology to improve children’s prospects.
Anomaly says he has advised the company on media strategy and helped recruit investors.
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