As researchers with expertise in polygenic scores, we write to express concern that Charles Murray’s attempt to explain how “Genetics Will Revolutionize Social Science” (op-ed, Jan. 28) will likely invite confusion about the nature and potential of polygenic scores. It is true that one’s genome is fixed at conception and generally doesn’t change regardless of environmental stimulus. However, polygenic scores only reflect the particular group of people studied in a particular time and place in which they lived. This means that...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 03, 2020 20:37 UTC