The government of the Celestial Empire at the state level approved a new project in the field of genetic engineering. Chinese scientists set out to create a multi-million army of geniuses.
Researchers at the BGI Shenzhen Genetic Science Center collected DNA samples from two thousand of the smartest members of the planet's population and studied them, trying to isolate the genes responsible for the level of intelligence. And they are already pretty close to a great discovery.
Once this is done, scientists will give parents the opportunity to choose the “smartest” cell by screening a fertilized egg, in the long term increasing the IQ level of each subsequent generation from 5 to 15 points.
Scientists are planning to implant a "smart" embryo in the mother's body with the help of in vitro fertilization. It can be assumed that, thus, in a few decades, the Celestial Empire will be filled with continuous geniuses.
Jeffrey Miller, an evolutionary psychologist and professor at New York University, is one of two thousand minds who have decided to share their DNA with Eastern researchers. In recent years, the Chinese have begun to pay more attention to genetics and spend more money on research, he said.
This applies not only to questions of human genetics, but also to animals and plants. This approach, says Jeffrey Miller, opens the door to a great future for genetic engineering. True, at first, the teacher is sure, it will not be possible to talk about the large scale of "production" of geniuses into the world.
“It will take at least five to ten years to develop only the egg screening system itself,” says the psychologist.
Western research in genetics lags far behind Chinese research, experts say. Although, they add, technical capabilities, data collection and analysis capabilities are not worse. The breakthrough, according to Mr. Miller, is hampered by religious beliefs. “Most scientists believe that people should not interfere with nature, should not compete with God.
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I recently had a big discussion about this. I asked the audience about the role of genetic engineering in children and most were against it. In China, 95 percent of the audience will say, "Obviously, we need to make children genetically healthier and happier!" They are very different from us mentally,”explained the outstanding scientist.