polygene risicoscores

Genetics Startups Launch Embryo Rankings for IQ, Stature, and Lifespan

Silicon Valley firms are now offering $6,000 services to rank IVF embryos by predicted intelligence and physical traits, sparking a new debate over the ethics of ‘optimized’ human… Mei 08, 2026

Genetics

Hitler’s DNA: Verified—and Deeply Contested

Researchers say they verified a bloodstained swatch as Adolf Hitler’s and report a PROK2 mutation linked to Kallmann syndrome, plus high psychiatric polygenic scores; experts caut… Feb 25, 2026

Genetics

DNA Signals Predict Depression Risk

A massive new genetics study ties hundreds of tiny DNA differences to major depressive disorder, improving risk estimates and pointing to brain cell targets — but genetics alone w… Jan 28, 2026

Genetics

‘Have Your Best Baby’: The New IVF Market

A New York ad campaign from a start‑up promising to screen embryos for height, IQ and disease has reignited a debate about polygenic embryo selection, the science behind it and th… Dec 10, 2025

Science

Single Gene Linked to Mental Illness

Researchers report that loss-of-function variants in the GRIN2A gene can directly produce early-onset psychiatric illness, challenging the idea that major mental disorders are alw… Dec 05, 2025

Genetics

Should Hitler’s DNA have been studied?

A recent surge in media attention over DNA taken from material linked to Adolf Hitler has renewed a difficult debate: when, and whether, scientists should interrogate the genomes … Nov 15, 2025

polygene risicoscores

Articles about polygene risicoscores

Genetics Startups Launch Embryo Rankings for IQ, Stature, and Lifespan

Hitler’s DNA: Verified—and Deeply Contested

DNA Signals Predict Depression Risk

‘Have Your Best Baby’: The New IVF Market

Single Gene Linked to Mental Illness

Should Hitler’s DNA have been studied?