Breitbart.com reports: “Science startup Heliospect Genomics is marketing a contentious service that allows wealthy couples to screen their IVF embryos for traits like intelligence, raising ethical concerns among experts. The service costs $50,000 to screen 100 embryos.

The Guardian reports that undercover video footage has revealed that Heliospect Genomics, a US startup company, is offering to help affluent couples screen their IVF embryos for intelligence using controversial genetic selection techniques. The recordings, obtained by the leftist campaign group Hope Not Hate, show the company marketing its services at prices up to $50,000 for clients seeking to test 100 embryos, claiming to have already assisted some parents in selecting future children based on genetic predictions of intelligence…

While embryo selection based on predicted high IQ is illegal in the UK, it is legal in the US, where embryology is less strictly regulated. However, IQ screening is not yet commercially available in America. Leading geneticists and bioethicists have expressed concerns about the moral and medical issues raised by this project, questioning whether the public has had sufficient opportunity to engage in debate…”