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In this episode, Dr. Russell T. Warne speaks with Dr. Jonathan Anomaly about embryo selection, polygenic scores, and what modern genetics can predict about traits like IQ, health risks, and longevity. They talk through how polygenic scores are built, what kind of IQ gains are realistic when selecting embryos, why parents rarely choose the highest IQ embryo, and how people balance disease risks against cognitive traits.
They also discuss validation studies, ethical concerns, CRISPR and gene editing, long term social effects, and what embryo selection might mean over several generations.
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