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The Sunday Times, November 26, 2000
Gene Test Can Screen Embryos For Low IQ Scientists have developed
a test that enables doctors to screen embryos for low
intelligence, by identifying a range of genetic defects known to
lead to learning difficulties.
The test has already been adapted for use by doctors in the US
and Spain.
Using test-tube baby techniques, doctors have selected only
perfect embryos to be returned to the woman's womb.
According to a report in the Sunday Times (London) "Some experts
are concerned that such testing echoes Aldous Huxley's Brave New
World, in which epsilon babies were bred in hatcheries for menial
tasks while alphas lived a life of luxury."
"There is an urgent need for regulation of what constitutes
legitimate use of this type of genetic diagnosis," said Richard
Nicholson, the editor of the Bulletin of Medical Ethics,
according to The Times. "Low IQ is not life-threatening. This is
a significant step towards eugenics," he added.
The testing kit is being marketed by Cytocell, of Banbury, UK and
was developed from research at the Institute of Molecular
Medicine, Oxford. Scientists there have identified the specific
arrangements of genetic material on the telomeres, the ends of
DNA strands in each chromosome, which cause children to suffer
anything from moderate learning problems to mental handicap.
Research is now turning to the quest for other genetic
characteristics which may cause sub-normal intelligence, with the
ultimate goal of offering screening to women carrying naturally
conceived babies.
The US government is currently allocating significant federal
funds into developing such tests.
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