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May 15 2024Harvard Medical School adults support the use of emerging technologies that estimate a future child's likelihood of developing health conditions influenced by multiple genes -; such as diabetes, heart disease , and depression -; before an embryo is implanted during in vitro fertilization , according to a new public opinion survey led by researchers at Harvard Medical School .
Rémy Furrer, first author, research fellow in bioethics in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine in the Blavatnik Institute at HMS The results suggest that educating people better about the current shortfalls and implications -; including regulating the promises that companies can make -; will temper optimism and help ensure that as these technologies develop, they will be implemented in scientifically sound, ethical, and equitable ways, the authors said.
This gap between the state of the science and the growing availability of such tests compelled Furrer and colleagues to conduct the survey. They hope the results inspire professionals to advocate for more informed dialogue and guidance around these technologies. Positives and negatives The second part of the study, conducted from March 2023 to February 2024 with about 200 respondents, placed the list of potential concerns at either the beginning or the end of the survey.In the second survey, respondents given the list at the start reported lower overall approval and more uncertainty about polygenic embryo screening than those who saw the list at the end -; a finding that speaks to the importance of education and framing the public conversation.
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