Concerns about the legitimacy and integrity of Nucleus Genomics – Total Health Optimization
My husband and I have recently been considering starting a family together (i.e., having children). Naturally, wanting to give my children the best chance at a healthy, successful life, I spent some time over the past several weeks personally surveying the landscape of embryo selection companies. These companies essentially facilitate in vitro fertilization by using polygenic scores to help you select the ‘best’ embryo. This post isn’t meant as an introduction to the field of polygenic testing; for those who want a broader overview, Scott Alexander’s recent post recent post is an excellent primer which compares the current players in the field. Instead, the purpose of this post is simple: as I started learning more about Nucleus Genomics and researching their newly launched product, Nucleus Origin, I noticed a number of increasingly bizarre inconsistencies and errors in their promotional content. In addition, I also noticed that they are apparently currently being sued by a competitor,
Concerns about the legitimacy and integrity of Nucleus Genomics – Total Health Optimization Skip to content November 21, 2025 Concerns about the legitimacy and integrity of Nucleus Genomics Table of Contents Introduction My husband and I have recently been considering starting a family together ( i.e., having children). Naturally, wanting to give my children the best chance at a healthy, successful life, I spent some time over the past several weeks personally surveying the landscape of embryo selection companies. These companies essentially facilitate in vitro fertilization by using pol
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