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Science · Live ScienceFri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

New tech allows parents to 'score' IVF embryos for desirable traits — and it's in desperate need of regulation

Various companies now offer prospective parents the chance to "score" their embryos' genetics for different traits. But regulation around the tech is lax. Companies now offer polygenic embryo selection to prospective parents undergoing IVF. But the technology is dangerously underregulated. Companies now offer polygenic embryo selection to prospective parents undergoing IVF.

But the technology is dangerously underregulated.