By: Futurism
Nov 21, 2019
Chinese parents are choosing to have their children’s DNA tested to predict future aptitudes and traits, Bloomberg reports — and some are even using the information to determine the ideal profession for their child before they’re even out of diapers.
Chris Jung is the CEO of Good Union Corp., a Hong Kong-based aesthetic medical equipment company. His company owns Gene Discovery, one of countless firms promising to help parents shape their offsprings’ future through genetic testing.
Jung gave Gene Discovery samples of his daughter’s saliva for testing soon after she was born.
“Originally, I would like her to become a professional like a doctor or lawyer,” he told Bloomberg. “But once I looked into the results, it talked about how her memory is so bad. I switched my expectations because if I would like her to become a professional, she needs to study a lot and remember a lot.”