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Fertility Inc.: The Embryo Editing Dinner

March 27, 2026·26 min·2 clips

Editing embryos could create a new class of enhanced humans, raising alarms about eugenics and off-target consequences.

This episode investigates Silicon Valley's push to genetically engineer babies, focusing on a secret dinner hosted by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and the emergence of companies like Preventive. It explores the ethical, safety, and societal implications of embryo editing, contrasting it with legal embryo screening technologies and highlighting fears of eugenics.

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A sharp business report on embryo editing, Silicon Valley ambition, and the uneasy gap between private strategy and public consent.

The Journal turns a private dinner at San Francisco's Quince into a business story about embryo editing, secrecy, and the people with enough capital and influence to test the boundaries of medicine.

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You follow embryo editing from a private San Francisco dinner to a newsroom tip that sends the investigation moving.

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