Quote from New Scientist 4 June 2005 p. 17 article "Barriers to embryo testing go down" by Michael Le Page

"James Watson, the co-discoverer of the double helix, who is president of the laboratory, told the conference that Wigler has recently identified numerous CNPs found only in people with autism. In five year's time the method could be used to screen embryos for autism and possibly also for schizophrenia, Watson predicted. "We should work as hard as possible to rid these diseases from families," he said. But extending PGD to autism and other mental conditions is likely to prove controversial because the gene variants that contribute to these disorders might also contribute to desirable traits such as creativity."

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?i...625023.900

CNPs are copy number polymorphisms, and PGD is pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.

@#$% you Mr Watson, @#$% you very much.