“Intelligence could be measured with a swab of saliva, or drop of blood, after scientists showed for the first time that a person’s IQ can be predicted just by studying their DNA.”https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/03/12/dna-tests-can-predict-intelligence-scientists-show-first-time …
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"By studying the genetic data from more than 240,000 people, scientists have found 538 genes which are linked to intelligence."https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/03/12/dna-tests-can-predict-intelligence-scientists-show-first-time/ …
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"The study also showed that the same genes which influence intelligence are also linked to other biological processes such as length of life. ... The new research suggests that intelligent people are biologically fitter."https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/03/12/dna-tests-can-predict-intelligence-scientists-show-first-time/ …
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Honest question. What do you you think would be the implications if this lead to a practical, mass market test? I fear that way lies eugenics and forced sterilization...
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As far as they know now. I think they are still in the discovery stage. More to come.
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