Study Reveals Public Opinion on Polygenic Embryo Screening for IVF

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Three out of four adults in the U.S. support the use of emerging technologies that estimate a future child’s likelihood of developing certain health conditions influenced by multiple genes — such as diabetes, heart disease, and depression — before an embryo is implanted during in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a new public opinion survey led by researchers at Harvard Medical School. Results of the survey, published May 14 in JAMA Network Open , underscore the need for public education and conversation about the potential positive and negative implications of these ethically fraught...
By STEPHANIE DUTCHEN