Should gene editing be regulated? | Natalie Kofler, Angela Saini, Steve Fuller
23Natalie Kofler, Angela Saini, Steve Fuller discuss the implications of gene editing technology.
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00:00 Intro
00:22 Angela Saini | Issues with Society's idea of perfection
02:06 Steve Fuller | State has to provide a regulatory framework
06:32 Natalie Kofler | Limiting the access to CRISPR is a privilege issue
Ever since the discovery of DNA we have fantasised about creating new species of animals, or even 'improved' humans. But it is only in the last few years that a new gene editing technology, CRISPR, has made this a reality. Many claim it is already unstoppable, that we will always demand solutions to diseases if they are possible.
Is CRISPR the key to improving health and defeating aging? Will it lead to a new age of transhumans and unleash humanity's potential? Or is this a dangerous fantasy that could lead to the reckless use of a technology we need to limit in order to safeguard the human race?
Molecular biologist and founding director of Editing Nature at Yale University Natalie Kofler, author of Humanity 2.0 Professor Steve Fuller, and science journalist and author of Geek Nation Angela Saini explore the radical new possibilities of biotechnology. Hosted by filmmaker and politician David Malone.
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Natalie Kofler is a molecular biologist and the founding director of Editing Nature at Yale University, which aims to direct responsible development of environmental genetic technologies.
Angela Saini is a science journalist, author, and broadcaster whose book Geek Nation was published in 2011. She has written for the Guardian, New Scientist and Wired.
Steve Fuller is Auguste Comte Professor of Social Epistemology at the University of Warwick. In the Autumn, he is publishing a follow-up to his Post-Truth: Knowledge as a Power Game, entitled A Player's Guide to the Post-Truth Condition: The Name of the Game.
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