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EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 1H 20M

99.99th Percentile IQ Embryo Selected | Jonathan Anomaly, Herasight

from Accelerate Bio Podcast · host Mgoes

Designer babies are here.Jonathan Anomaly - philosopher, author, and co-founder of embryo screening startup Herasight, explains how polygenic embryo selection is moving from science fiction into reality. And why the biggest barrier may no longer be technology, but culture.Hosted by Mgoes → https://x.com/m_goes_distanceBrought to you by SuperHuman Fund → https://superhuman.fund/SuperHuman Fund is a Herasight investor.---00:00 - Viral IQ Embryo & Eugenics07:10 - PGT Adoption11:20 - Will Governments Ban This?15:30 - Fertility Decline & Genetic Selection21:30 - How Accurate?28:50 - The Heritability Ceiling35:20 - Autism, Neurodivergence37:30 - A Genetic Vaccine42:40 - PGT Skepticism48:05 - Dangers of Pleiotropy55:05 - The Adoption Curve58:30 - Future of IVF1:06:00 - Pronatalists & The Future1:11:10 - Embryo Selection vs Editing1:17:30 - Building Better Humans---The Accelerate Bio Podcast explores the future of humanity in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Subscribe for deep-dive conversations with founders, scientists, and investors shaping AI, biotechnology, and human progress.---This episode discusses Jonathan Anomaly, Herasight, embryo screening, designer babies, polygenic screening, polygenic risk scores, IQ genetics, embryo selection, IVF, embryo editing, CRISPR, genetic enhancement, human enhancement, eugenics, intelligence genetics, schizophrenia genetics, fertility crisis, pronatalism, reproductive technology, future of humanity, biotech, genomics

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