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Re:Biology is the New Tech: Letter from a conference on CRISPR by pcrh on Saturday July 27, 2019 @02:54PM (#20543505)
>The potential increase in IQ is so high

Not really, at least with the current state of knowledge. There are very few genes where one can predict that altering them will increase intelligence.

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Re:Biology is the New Tech: Letter from a conference on CRISPR by gwern on Sunday July 28, 2019 @10:45AM (#20547809)
There are hundreds, they don't need to be confidently predicted they just need to increase on average, and even if there weren't, all you need is a PGS for selection since a small predictive power is enough when iterated repeatedly.
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Re:Biology is the New Tech: Letter from a conference on CRISPR by pcrh on Sunday August 04, 2019 @04:26PM (#20609027)
You can't "iterate repeatedly" in a normal human lifespan.
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Re:Biology is the New Tech: Letter from a conference on CRISPR by gwern on Sunday August 04, 2019 @11:09PM (#20610872)
A human isn't an embryo either, what's your point? You can do it every generation, and at some point 'generation' will encompass in vitro operations as well.
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