China taking over the world with a massive genetic engineering program

Vice.com ^ | ? | Aleks Eror

[yinandyang]

At BGI Shenzhen, scientists have collected DNA samples from 2,000 of the world’s smartest people and are sequencing their entire genomes in an attempt to identify the alleles which determine human intelligence. Apparently they’re not far from finding them, and when they do, embryo screening will allow parents to pick their brightest zygote and potentially bump up every generation's intelligence by five to 15 IQ points.

[yinandyang]

Won't put it beyond the Chicoms - funny how totalitarian regimes (Nazis, Chicoms, etc) think they can play God.

[Iron Munro]

Meanwhile, The US has programs spending billions promoting reproduction and cultures that explore the other end of the intelligence spectrum.

[VaRepublican]

And then when their population becomes to smart to do menial labaor it is time to aquire a workforce.

[ASA Vet]

yesterdays thread on this subject

[Hardraade]

Oh xr*p. In 15 years they’ll catch up with me then. Mesta, they’ll need another century. Hopefully they’ll be radioactive dust by then ;).

[RockyMtnMan]

Haha, good luck with that. A million geniuses are not worth one highly creative but moderately intelligent entrepreneur. I’ve found that as IQ goes up people tend to lack creativity, the engine of advancement.

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

Historically, China created some of the most bizarre dog breeds in existance. This should prove interesting.

[DungeonMaster]

Smart slaves of the state, how useful.

[Texan5]

Indeed-the ancient Greeks had a class of thinkers who were revered, and depended on others to do everything from cooking to fighting wars for them-look how that ended up...

[CrazyIvan]

” scientists have collected DNA samples from 2,000 of the world’s smartest people “

If this were true at least a couple of us here would have been contacted.

[Sirius Lee]

Smart slaves of the state, how useful.

Already been done.

[ClearCase_guy]

You mean -- you weren't contacted?

They paid me $50.

[Texan5]

The crested and pekingnese-the little yappy ones-definately. The chow chow looks pretty much as it did in drawings done a couple thousand years ago, and shar-peis aren’t half bad...

[metesky]

There’re going to be some really smart criminals out there. Just saying.

[CrazyIvan]

“You mean — you weren’t contacted?They paid me $50.”

Dang! I gotta’ set that spam filter a little looser.

[hinckley buzzard]

Chinese did this once before. They created a ruling class of scholars called Mandarins. They could spout philosophy all day but needed servants to tie their shoes for them.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

This will have so many unintended consequences that the Butchers of Beijing won't be able to count them all, but they will be devoured by them.

[Vaduz]

Like to see their faces when they find out they have a rainman product.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Khannnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!

[dfwgator]