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We are nowhere near any of the things you mention and a bunch of GWASes aren't going to change this.

Genomic diagnostics for trisomies or other conditions on embryos are routine. Pre implantation diagnosis for all the conditions mentioned above will be commercially available in 2-3 years, and cheap enough for the Everyman in less than 10. And everyone who can afford it will use it, no matter their public views.

Yes, we picked the low hanging fruit a long time ago - the rare variants causing devlopmental defects etc. This is not what we are talking about.

As for your predictions - they've been said over and over again ever since I started embarking on the genomics hype 7 years ago. The reality is much more boring and selecting for complex traits that heavily interact with the environment is bound to have disappointing returns.

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