Overview

• Startups like Nucleus Genomics and Herasight charge roughly $6,000 to $50,000 to rank embryos by polygenic scores for intelligence.
• High-end matchmaker Jennifer Donnelly reports a surge in tech executives seeking partners and embryo screening to secure higher predicted IQ for their children.
• Elon Musk publicly reacted “Cool” to a social media post about Herasight’s IQ screening service, drawing wider attention to the market.
• Researchers warn that polygenic scores provide only probabilistic forecasts that may shift a child’s IQ estimate by just a few points.
• The United States has no comprehensive regulation of polygenic embryo screening, fueling calls from experts for policy and ethical oversight.