Human Genetics

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Is genetics “dark”?

David Hugh-Jones1 Nov 2021 18:23 UTC

42 points

12 comments5 min readLW link

(wyclif.substack.com)

A Brief Review of Current and Near-Future Methods of Genetic Engineering

GeneSmith10 Apr 2021 19:16 UTC

82 points

33 comments15 min readLW link

Superbabies: Putting The Pieces Together

sarahconstantin11 Jul 2024 20:40 UTC

215 points

37 comments10 min readLW link

(sarahconstantin.substack.com)

(Book Review) The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality

Xylitol7 Oct 2021 22:21 UTC

25 points

11 comments17 min readLW link

The Case for Human Genetic Engineering

GeneSmith28 Aug 2020 22:21 UTC

51 points

19 comments12 min readLW link

How to Make Superbabies

GeneSmith and kman

19 Feb 2025 20:39 UTC

602 points

349 comments31 min readLW link

[Question] What is the current bottleneck on genetic engineering of human embryos for improved IQ

Eli Tyre23 Oct 2020 2:36 UTC

36 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

Significantly Enhancing Adult Intelligence With Gene Editing May Be Possible

GeneSmith and kman

12 Dec 2023 18:14 UTC

459 points

206 comments33 min readLW link 2 reviews

Transhumanism, genetic engineering, and the biological basis of intelligence.

fowlertm14 Sep 2022 15:55 UTC

41 points

23 comments1 min readLW link

Heritability: Five Battles

Steven Byrnes14 Jan 2025 18:21 UTC

79 points

21 comments60 min readLW link

Constructing fictional eugenics (LW edition)

Eliezer Yudkowsky29 Oct 2012 0:41 UTC

30 points

175 comments4 min readLW link

Policy recommendations regarding reproductive technology

TsviBT22 May 2025 14:49 UTC

71 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

Historical mathematicians exhibit a birth order effect too

Eli Tyre21 Aug 2018 1:52 UTC

146 points

20 comments6 min readLW link 2 reviews

Update on Chinese IQ-related gene panels

Lao Mein14 Dec 2023 10:12 UTC

70 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

Why Selective Breeding is a Bad Way to do Genetic Engineering

GeneSmith5 Mar 2021 2:30 UTC

13 points

14 comments2 min readLW link

Journal article: “The Mythical Taboo on Race and Intelligence”

CronoDAS16 Oct 2020 2:58 UTC

−17 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

(journals.sagepub.com)

cancer rates after gene therapy

bhauth16 Oct 2024 15:32 UTC

53 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

(bhauth.com)

The Psychological Diversity of Mankind

Kaj_Sotala9 May 2010 5:53 UTC

144 points

162 comments7 min readLW link

23andMe potentially for sale for <$50M

lemonhope25 Mar 2025 4:34 UTC

48 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Reply to a fertility doctor concerning polygenic embryo screening

GeneSmith29 May 2023 21:50 UTC

59 points

6 comments8 min readLW link

The Atomic Bomb Considered As Hungarian High School Science Fair Project

Scott Alexander26 May 2017 9:45 UTC

56 points

10 comments14 min readLW link

Methods for strong human germline engineering

TsviBT3 Mar 2025 8:13 UTC

149 points

28 comments108 min readLW link

Attend the 2025 Reproductive Frontiers Summit, June 10-12

TsviBT and Rachel Reid

9 May 2025 5:17 UTC

54 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

Eugenics Performed By A Blind, Idiot God

omnizoid17 Sep 2023 20:37 UTC

63 points

11 comments2 min readLW link

Twiblings, four-parent babies and other reproductive technology

GeneSmith20 May 2023 17:11 UTC

191 points

33 comments6 min readLW link

Review of “Make People Better”

Metacelsus2 Jan 2023 20:30 UTC

10 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

(denovo.substack.com)

A general comment on discussions of genetic group differences

anonymous810114 Jan 2023 2:11 UTC

71 points

46 comments3 min readLW link

How to have Polygenically Screened Children

GeneSmith7 May 2023 16:01 UTC

367 points

128 comments27 min readLW link 1 review

A Book Review

Zack_M_Davis28 Apr 2020 17:43 UTC

15 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(unremediatedgender.space)

Q&A with Harpending and Cochran

MBlume10 May 2010 23:01 UTC

34 points

112 comments1 min readLW link

What could be done with RNA and DNA sequencing that’s 1000x cheaper than it’s now?

ChristianKl26 Jun 2018 12:24 UTC

16 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

Thoughts on minimizing designer baby drama

John_Maxwell12 May 2015 11:22 UTC

26 points

195 comments2 min readLW link

Genetics: It sometimes skips a generation is a terrible explanation!

Jan Christian Refsgaard1 Jan 2022 15:12 UTC

15 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

Supermen of the (Not so Far) Future

TerriLeaf2 May 2025 15:55 UTC

9 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

Human Genetic Engineering: Increasing Intelligence

GeneSmith5 Dec 2020 22:06 UTC

37 points

5 comments10 min readLW link

The Genetics of Space Amazons

Jan Christian Refsgaard30 Dec 2021 22:14 UTC

12 points

12 comments5 min readLW link

Albion’s Seed, Genotyped

Scott Alexander9 Feb 2017 2:15 UTC

17 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Core Pathways of Aging

johnswentworth28 Mar 2021 0:31 UTC

275 points

129 comments22 min readLW link 1 review

The virtuous circle: twelve conjectures about female reproductive agency and cultural self-determination

Miles Saltiel27 Dec 2023 18:25 UTC

0 points

2 comments14 min readLW link

The Mathematical Reason You should have 9 Kids

Zero Contradictions16 Jan 2025 11:24 UTC

−9 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

(eternalanglo.com)

Five toy worlds to think about heritability

David Hugh-Jones28 Jun 2024 13:11 UTC

13 points

0 comments9 min readLW link

(wyclif.substack.com)

6. The Mutable Values Problem in Value Learning and CEV

RogerDearnaley4 Dec 2023 18:31 UTC

12 points

0 comments49 min readLW link

Are we the Wolves now? Human Eugenics under AI Control

Brit30 Jan 2025 8:31 UTC

−1 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

The Continuum Fallacy and its Relatives

Zero Contradictions2 May 2025 2:58 UTC

4 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

(thewaywardaxolotl.blogspot.com)

[Question] What are the risks of having your genome publicly available?

Mati_Roy11 Feb 2020 21:54 UTC

16 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

[Request]: Use “Epilogenics” instead of “Eugenics” in most circumstances

GeneSmith1 Jun 2023 15:36 UTC

56 points

49 comments1 min readLW link

Interpreting genetic testing

jefftk15 Dec 2018 15:56 UTC

24 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

Genomic Prediction is now offering embryo selection

gwern7 Oct 2018 21:27 UTC

38 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(genomicprediction.com)

Your genome isn’t private. Maybe it never was.

epiphi19 Sep 2018 20:22 UTC

15 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.eastbaybiosecurity.org)

Taking Clones Seriously

Raymond D1 Dec 2021 17:29 UTC

56 points

45 comments2 min readLW link

Get genotyped for free ( If your IQ is high enough)

David Althaus1 Oct 2011 16:00 UTC

49 points

63 comments1 min readLW link

Genetically Modified Humans Born (Allegedly)

ryan_b28 Nov 2018 16:14 UTC

29 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Yoav Ravid 27 Jul 2021 7:52 UTC
4 points
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Why is there a page for human genetics but not for genetics in general? Is tagging all posts about genetics with Biology deemed enough? I’m in favor of a genetics tag.