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Should We Genetically Edit Human Life? - Matthew Cobb
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October 1, 2022
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1:21:07Now PlayingMatthew Cobb is a zoologist, professor of zoology at the University of Manchester and an author.
Genetic engineering has given humans the ability to modify crops to be resistant to disease and synthesise insulin without needing to kill and extract it from animals. But what are its dangers? Especially in a world where CRISPR and human gene editing is just around the corner.
Expect to learn whether we can select and edit embryos to increase IQ or athletic abilities, the biggest close calls we've faced with bioweapon leaks from labs, why there has been 4 complete stops on genetic engineering worldwide when the research community has got scared at what they've discovered, the dark truth behind those two Chinese gene edited girls and much more...
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