EPISODE · Nov 27, 2025 · 38 MIN
The Truth About Germline Editing Babies -- with Bioethicist John Quain
from bio/acc Podcast · host Shriya Bhat, Harvard BCI
In this episode, I talk with John Quain, bioethics fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine and lead bioethicist at Manhattan Genomics. We talk about the ethics behind AI, germline editing, and the next wave of biotechnology. Check out the Manhattan Project: https://manhattangenomics.com/ 0:00 Intro 0:41 Background3:50 Artificial Intelligence 6:30 AGI11:16 AI in Medicine14:07 AI in Academic Science17:26 Germline Editing26:01 Pushback to Germline32:18 Future of Biotech EthicsABOUT MEHi, my name is Shriya; I'm a sophomore at Harvard and the host of the Bio/Acc Podcast. I started this podcast out of the Harvard Bioethics Communication Initiative to conduct deeply researched interviews with the world's most interesting people in biotech.Produced by @RishabJainSOCIAL LINKS:🎤 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4m42...🎤 Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...See our Website: https://bioacceleration.com/Connect w/ Shriya on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/shriya-bhat-0b845b203Let us know what you think in the comments below! Subscribe to our channel for more podcasts.
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In this episode, I talk with John Quain, bioethics fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine and lead bioethicist at Manhattan Genomics. We talk about the ethics behind AI, germline editing, and the next wave of biotechnology. Check out the Manhattan Project: https://manhattangenomics.com/ 0:00 Intro 0:41 Background3:50 Artificial Intelligence 6:30 AGI11:16 AI in Medicine14:07 AI in Academic Science17:26 Germline Editing26:01 Pushback to Germline32:18 Future of Biotech EthicsABOUT MEHi, my name is Shriya; I'm a sophomore at Harvard and the host of the Bio/Acc Podcast. I started this podcast out of the Harvard Bioethics Communication Initiative to conduct deeply researched interviews with the world's most interesting people in biotech.Produced by @RishabJainSOCIAL LINKS:🎤 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4m42...🎤 Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...See our Website: https://bioacceleration.com/Connect w/ Shriya on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/shriya-bhat-0b845b203Let us know what you think in the comments below! Subscribe to our channel for more podcasts.
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