Should we screen kids’ genes to ‘predict’ how successful they’ll be in school?
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 14, 2020
To do this, researchers are turning to a relatively new genetic approach called the polygenic score, which assesses a person’s likelihood for a specific future based on a combination of genetic variables. It’s a research technique that some scientists are using to assess obesity or cancer risk, for instance.
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