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Boosting baby's brain power

In 1980, scientist and millionaire Robert Graham opened the Repository for Germinal Choice -- an operation designed to give women the sperm of Nobel Prize winners and men with high IQs. His idea was to create a generation of geniuses.

"He thought too many stupid people were having too many children," says David Plotz, author of The Genius Factory. "He wanted to change the world one sperm at a time."

During its 19 years, the repository sparked a great deal of controversy. The sperm bank produced more than 200 children between 1980 and 1999. In the end, only three Nobel Prize winners actually participated in the projected, and none produced children.

REVOLUTIONIZING FERTILITY: Plotz says the Repository for Germinal Choice revolutionized American fertility. For the first time, mothers could pick out the traits they wanted in their donors.

"What Robert Graham did was he turned infertility into a consumer business, and he turned sperm banks into catalog shopping," Plotz says.

The catalogs included donors that were anonymous and color-coded. For example, "Fuchsia" was a world champion in his field, "Turquoise" headed a research lab, and "Moss" played the flute and the guitar.

"It made women consumers in a way they hadn't been before," says Plotz.

DID IT WORK? There's no way to tell if the project really work. Plotz interviewed about 30 children whose mothers received the genius sperm.

He says, "Those 30 children were certainly above average as a group, and there are certain ones who are extraordinary, and in general, they are above average."

However, Plotz believes the mothers played a huge role in their children's intellectual development.

"I think you have to look at who the mothers are," he says. "What kind of woman goes to a sperm bank that is known as the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank? It is a woman who is determined to raise a child who is going to be accomplished."

FUTURE GENIUSES? The project left many wondering what's next in the quest for smart children. Right now, there are ways to isolate certain genes that are associated with certain kinds of intelligence.

Researchers have already bred a mouse with a larger cerebral cortex -- a key part of the brain that supports complex thinking. They've also engineered mice to remember new things as they age.

However, molecular biologist, Lee Silver, Ph.D., from Princeton, says, "There's no such thing as an IQ gene. The concept of intelligence isn't a single entity. There are many, many different ways in which a person can be considered bright or intelligent. Somebody can have talent in mathematics but be a lousy writer. Somebody could write great novels but have no talent in mathematics. Ultimately, what a person becomes depends on a very complex mixture of their genes, the potential provided by the genes, and their environments."

Silver says what you do with your talent is also extremely important. "You can be born with all the musical talent in the world, but if you don't practice the piano, you're not going to be a great musician," he says.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: David Plotz, author, The Genius Factory.

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Story Created: Nov 17, 2006 at 5:45 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 17, 2006 at 7:35 PM EST

http://www.ktbs.com/health/4680931.html 本人已认领该文,48小时后若未提交译文,请其他战友自由认领。 In 1980, scientist and millionaire Robert Graham opened the Repository for Germinal Choice -- an operation designed to give women the sperm of Nobel Prize winners and men with high IQs. His idea was to create a generation of geniuses.
1980年,身为科学家和百万富翁的Robert Graham曾想创造一代天才,于是他开了一个精子银行,为妇女提供诺贝尔获奖者和高智商人的精子。
"He thought too many stupid people were having too many children," says David Plotz, author of The Genius Factory. "He wanted to change the world one sperm at a time."
天才工厂的作者David Plotz说:“他认为太多愚蠢的人养了太多的孩子。他一度想用精子来改变世界。”
During its 19 years, the repository sparked a great deal of controversy. The sperm bank produced more than 200 children between 1980 and 1999. In the end, only three Nobel Prize winners actually participated in the projected, and none produced children.
在1980年到1999年间,精子银行引发了许多的争议。在那19年里,通过精子银行创造了200多个孩子。到最后实际上只有3个诺贝尔获奖者参与其中,而且没有一个孩子是由其产生。

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