What If: Anyone Can Edit the Human Genome?

September 11, 2015
12:00–13:00 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

New genome-editing techniques promise to revolutionize healthcare, while some researchers hope to take the technology even further. What if genetic modification of human embryos becomes cheap, easy and ubiquitous? Join an in-depth discussion that explores the possible, plausible, and probable impacts of genetically modifying human embryos. Simultaneous interpretation in English, Mandarin...
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