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Selective in vitro fertilization has been around for at least a decade now, where you select fertilized eggs based on genetic markers. It's not direct genetic
by civilitty 9y ago
Selective in vitro fertilization has been around for at least a decade now, where you select fertilized eggs based on genetic markers.
It's not direct genetic engineering yet, but we're pretty much already in Gattaca.
- kickout 9y agoYou got a link what company offers selective in vitro fertilization (for cosmetic traits, not something like down syndrome)
- techer 9y agoIs gender a cosmetic trait?
- gwern 9y agoPGD has been in use to a very limited extent, testing on just 1 or a bare handful of specific genetic diseases, along with basic checks for gross abnormalities like microscope examination. Use of full SNP arrays is still very new and no one has ever used them to select based on complex traits like height.
- Footkerchief 9y agoFor anyone else who's wondering: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preimplantation_genetic_diagnosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preimplantation_genetic_diagno...