Genome Researchers Wants Your Genes 165
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from the you-say-intelligence-genes-i-say-smarty-pants dept.
from the you-say-intelligence-genes-i-say-smarty-pants dept.
An anonymous reader writes "The Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) is looking for smart volunteers to donate their genes for analysis. They are seeking subjects with high intelligence; you can only qualify if you got a high score in SAT/ACT/GRE or got awards in competitions like Math/Physics Olympiads or TopCoder. They're also launching a drive to recruit US participants. Their first stop (PDF) appears to have been Google, which has run into trouble with the Chinese government. Also worth noting: BGI is registered in China as an 'Institutional Organization,' which by law requires it to report to a supervising governmental office or agency."
obligatory reading on this subject matter: (Score:5, Informative)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks [wikipedia.org]