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Katie Mead: CRISPR
Contested Politics
English - July 06, 2020 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBPolitics News politics jared adelman contested news news commentary los angeles Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Once a concept only to be found in science fiction movies, gene editing is now making its way into the realm of possibility. However, scientific discovery isn't the only part of the conversation when it comes to CRISPR editing; the bio-ethical questions surrounding gene editing are hardly settled. From the idea of customizing babies to what constitutes a disability, policymakers are torn on how to approach CRISPR. We sit down with Katie Mead to discuss both the scientific process behind CRISPR and the ethical dilemma overshadowing it.