Bioethics
Our early summer series on Bioethics will start on 2 June 2020. We will discuss ethical issues arising out of recent advances in biology. We will listen to and discuss talks on stem cells, telomerase, and gene-editing using CRISPR. Check out the syllabus at Bioethics.
Our early summer series on Bioethics will start on 2 June 2020. We will discuss ethical issues arising out of recent advances in biology. We will listen to and discuss talks on stem cells, telomerase, and gene-editing using CRISPR. Check out the syllabus at Bioethics.
Facilitator: Andrew Kernohan
2 June 2020
Susan Solomon, "The Promise of Research with Stem Cells," TEDGlobal 2012
https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_solomon_the_promise_of_research_with_stem_cells#t-845484
9 June 2020
Jennifer Doudna, "How CRISPR Lets Us Edit Our DNA," TED Global 2015
https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_doudna_how_crispr_lets_us_edit_our_dna
16 June 2020
Jennifer Kahn, "Gene editing Can Now Change an Entire Species Forever," TED 2016
https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_kahn_gene_editing_can_now_change_an_entire_species_forever
23 June 2020
Elizabeth Blackburn, "The Science of Cells that Never Get Old," TED 2017
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_blackburn_the_science_of_cells_that_never_get_old