From the Vault: The Ethics of Gene Editing | Praveen Sethupathy

In this Upper House talk from September 2018, Dr. Praveen Sethupathy explains the science surrounding gene editing, CRISPR technology, and the ethical implications of gene editing from a Christian perspective. Dr. Sethupathy weighs both the promise of this technology to fight genetic diseases and improve human wellbeing, and the perils of  easier and faster capabilities for humans to modify the genome. Praveen Sethupathy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cornell University. He also directs the Center for Vertebrate Genomics. With of 100 peer-reviewed articles, Dr. Sethupathy is a leading genomicist studying ribonucleic acids (RNAs) and disease etiology.As always we invite you to leave us a rating on your favorite podcast app or send us a comment at [email protected]: music by Micah Behr, audio engineering by Andy Johnson, graphic design by Madeline Ramsey.Send us Fan MailCONNECT WITH USSubscribe to The UpWords Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts and visit slbf.org/studio to learn more about our work at the intersection of faith, the academy, and the marketplace.This episode was created by the SLBF STUDIO at Upper House.Produced by Daniel Johnson and Dave ConourEdited by Dave Conour