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What happened
A growing trend among women working in the tech industry is what some are calling 'eggmaxxing' — freezing large numbers of eggs, sometimes over a hundred, so they have more options later. The goal isn't just to delay having children. It's to have enough embryos to screen them for disease risk and, controversially, predicted intelligence.
Why it matters
The context behind the story.
This is one of the most ethically charged frontiers in modern biology. Screening embryos for serious diseases like cystic fibrosis has been around for years, but screening for IQ is a completely different conversation. It edges toward territory that makes many scientists and ethicists deeply uncomfortable — essentially choosing children like items on a menu.
Takeaway
Technology is moving faster than the rules that govern it. We may need to decide what kind of future we actually want before the decision gets made for us.
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