Elon Musk Using Eugenics Startup to Inspect DNA of Potential Babies for Intelligence

Elon Musk Using Eugenics Startup to Inspect DNA of Potential Babies for Intelligence

An Austin eugenics startup apparently counts billionaire Elon Musk and his girlfriend, Neuralink director Shivon Zilis, among its clients. That company, Orchid Health, provides tony clients the opportunity to screen their embryos for genetic illnesses starting at around $22,500. While there are a handful of similar genetic prediction firms, Orchid stands out by claiming that it can sequence embryos' entire genome using as few as five cells and p…