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episode 5: 6.05: Crispr
What are the limits on gene editing? Should we be doing it at all? If so, under what circumstances? Who determines where it's okay to use Crispr?
Show NotesWhat are the limits on gene editing? Should we be doing it at all? If so, under what circumstances? Who determines where it’s okay to use Crispr?
Links- Crispr Makes It Clear: The US Needs a Biology Strategy, and Fast
- Human Embryo Editing Gets the Ok—But No Superbabies
- “Kept” by Jason Van Wyk
- “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.
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