New Quillette Article by CPNSS Fellow Rosalind Arden
Thursday 11 December 2025

Rosalind Arden, Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at CPNSS, has written an article about embryo selection for Quillette.
A number of companies are now offering embryo screening to reduce disease risk and promote desirable traits such as intelligence, eye colour, or height. It feels futuristic, but it’s now. Rosalind Arden discusses the process, history, and ethics of a potentially revolutionary new technology.
Embryo Selection: A Guide for the Curious