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[HUMAN VOICE] "Significantly Enhancing Adult Intelligence With Gene Editing May Be Possible" by Gene Smith and Kman

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Enhancing Adult Intelligence with Gene Editing

This chapter explores the potential of gene editing for enhancing adult intelligence, discussing the impact on gene expression levels, minimizing off-target mutations, and challenges surrounding off-target edits, mosaicism, and genetic mutations. It also addresses the use of prime editors and multiplex editing, the discomfort of some academics with gene influence on outcomes, and obstacles in the field of gene editing for intelligence enhancement.

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