A May 22, 2017
New York Times headline reads:
“In ‘Enormous Success,’ Scientists Tie 52 Genes to Human Intelligence."
A week later, the
Journal of Cellullar Bioechemistry chronicled the enormous progress and potential in gene editing.
Such research suggests that in a decade or two, parents may have the option of having their sperm and eggs genome-edited to ensure their child has high or at least normal intelligence.
As
my PsychologyToday.com contribution today, I offer a short-short story that explores one possible implication.
Published on June 18, 2017 16:26