EPISODE · Mar 31, 2020 · 58 MIN
Nicanor Austriaco, OP - Genome Editing with CRISPR: Dignity and Other Faith-Based Considerations
from The Lumen Christi Institute · host The Lumen Christi Institute
The discovery of CRISPR/Cas9 has revolutionized our ability to edit genomes, the human genome included. How do faith-based ethicists maneuver the landscape of human genetic engineering? What challenges do biotechnological advances pose to the dignity of the human person? Should genetic editing be celebrated? Cautiously advanced? Ruled out? In this lecture, biologist and Dominican Priest Nicanor Austriaco considers the prospects and challenges of CRISPR for the promotion of human dignity.
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The discovery of CRISPR/Cas9 has revolutionized our ability to edit genomes, the human genome included. How do faith-based ethicists maneuver the landscape of human genetic engineering? What challenges do biotechnological advances pose to the dignity of the human person? Should genetic editing be celebrated? Cautiously advanced? Ruled out? In this lecture, biologist and Dominican Priest Nicanor Austriaco considers the prospects and challenges of CRISPR for the promotion of human dignity.
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