Frequently Asked Questions

This site is a tool for anyone interested in better understanding polygenic scores. In practice, the two use cases for what we've built are individuals interested in learning more about their genetic predispositions, and parents interested in learning more about their embryos. It was for the latter group that this site was originally built. There are an increasing number of companies, such as Orchid Health and Genomic Prediction, which offer parents the ability to screen their embryos for disease risks. Unfortunately these companies do not offer predictors for other traits that contribute to quality of life, such as intelligence or educational attainment. This site aims to fix that by providing open source predictors that any parents or individuals can use.

Navigate to the Upload tab, click the 'Upload' button, and select your genomic data file. We support various file formats including VCF and 23andMe raw data.

We currently support VCF files and raw data files from major genomic testing services like 23andMe, AncestryDNA, and MyHeritage.

You can request a copy of your embryo's genomes from the genetic testing company. Once you receive this data, you can upload it to this site to learn more about each embryo. You can then make a choice about which embryo to implant based on both the genetic predictors provided by the genetic testing company and the supplementary predictors provided by this site.

Simply put, their predictors are better than ours. They are trained with more data and validated more thoroughly. However, their services are quite expensive. Our aim is not to provide a superior product, but to offer something that's easily and cheaply available to any parent or individual that wants to use it. We're still working on quantifying the exact size of the difference in our predictor and those offered by paid services, but my best guess is the expected IQ gain from using our predictor is roughly 50-70% as large as that offered by the one paid service we're aware of.

Your genomic data is encrypted using industry-standard encryption protocols before being stored. Only you can access your data through your secure account.

Yes, you can delete your data at any time through your profile settings. Once deleted, all your data is permanently removed from our servers.