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CRISPR Gene Editing MAY Build the Übermensch of the Future

CRISPR Gene Editing MAY Build the Übermensch of the Future

Were the Victorians cleverer than us? The decline in general intelligence estimated from a meta-analysis of the slowing of simple reaction time
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289613000470

Low IQ reason most immigrants cannot integrate in Europe
https://tacticalinvestor.com/low-iq-explains-why-immigrants-do-not-integrate/

Embryo Screening and the Ethics of Human Genetic Engineering
By: Leslie A. Pray, Ph.D. © 2008 Nature Education
Citation: Pray, L. (2008) Embryo screening and the ethics of human genetic engineering. Nature Education 1(1):207
https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/embryo-screening-and-the-ethics-of-human-60561

China shocks world by genetically engineering human embryos
Critics warned that China was becoming the ‘Wild West’ of genetic research
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/11558305/China-shocks-world-by-genetically-engineering-human-embryos.html

We may soon be able to edit people’s DNA to cure diseases like cancer, but will this lead to designer babies? If so, bioethicist G Owen Schaefer argues that China will lead the way.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160804-china-may-be-the-future-of-genetic-enhancement

China will develop the first genetically enhanced ‘superhumans’, experts predict
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3721991/China-develop-genetically-enhanced-superhumans-experts-predict.html#ixzz4oKTLvcll

Chinese firm’s bid to allow parents to pick their smartest embryos
Shenzhen firm appealing for maths genius to get in touch to be genetically mapped
Firm hopes to isolate what makes them gifted
Could lead to parents being able to choose the smartest embryo
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2539596/Get-ready-superbaby-Chinese-firm-set-allow-parents-pick-smartest-embryos.html#ixzz4oMVpPGac

Scientists Use CRISPR to Edit Human Embryos
https://www.livescience.com/59971-crispr-used-on-embryos-in-us.html

Victorians were smarter than the class of 2017: Advances in medicine mean more people with lower IQs survive today compared with two centuries ago, claims controversial study
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4706512/Victorians-smarter-class-2017-claims-study.html#ixzz4oMW3HeqS

WORLD RANKING OF COUNTRIES BY THEIR AVERAGE
https://iq-research.info/en/page/average-iq-by-country

Low IQs are Africa’s curse, says lecturer
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/nov/05/highereducation.research

The future is now: By design: building baby from the genes up
https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/handle/10822/512837

Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryos
Rumours of germline modification prove true — and look set to reignite an ethical debate.
http://www.nature.com/news/chinese-scientists-genetically-modify-human-embryos-1.17378

Chinese paper on embryo engineering splits scientific community
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/04/chinese-paper-embryo-engineering-splits-scientific-community

Chinese Scientists Edit Genes of Human Embryos, Raising Concerns
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/health/chinese-scientists-edit-genes-of-human-embryos-raising-concerns.html

Public opinions about human enhancement can enhance the expert-only debate: A review study
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0963662514566748

Chinese Team Reports Gene-Editing Human Embryos
A research team finds that gene editing isn’t yet reliable enough to engineer the human species.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/536971/chinese-team-reports-gene-editing-human-embryos/

U.S. panel gives yellow light to human embryo editing
By Jocelyn KaiserFeb. 14, 2017 , 11:00 AM
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/us-panel-gives-yellow-light-human-embryo-editing

In U.S. First, Scientists Edit Genes of Human Embryos
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/07/27/health/ap-us-med-embryos-gene-editing.html

The future of genetic enhancement lies in China — here’s why we should care
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-future-of-genetic-enhancement-lies-in-china-2016-8?pundits_only=0&get_all_comments=1&no_reply_filter=1

Iterated embryo selection
https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Iterated_embryo_selection
http://theuncertainfuture.com/faq.html#7
http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2013/02/13/medethics-2012-101200.full?sid=e04fe105-6117-4c50-8902-0bbc6891dc30
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1758-5899.12123/full