#31: The Genetic Age: Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life by Matthew Cobb

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Matthew Cobb is a is professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester.
His latest book is The Genetic Age: Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life
Some of the topics we discussed includes:

What were his worries of genetic engineering (GE) that led him to writing the book?
The business of GE and what the influx of money changed.
Why was the year 1980 pivotal for GE?
How did GE change cultural agriculture?
What is CRISPR?
Why must the dreams and nightmares of GE go hand in hand?

The Book and Audiobook: The Genetic Age: Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life is out now.

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